One killed in Friday night multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 near downtown
One person died after multiple motorists crashed into one another on northbound Interstate 25 Friday night.
The crash, which took place just north of downtown Denver near 44th Avenue, killed one person but there were no other serious injuries, the Denver Police Department said on social media around 9 p.m. Friday.
The person who died was pronounced dead on the scene, police said. Traffic was delayed in the area while crews responded to the crash.
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john.moore@denvergazette.com
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michael.braithwaite@gazette.com
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michael.braithwaite@gazette.com
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jonathan.ingraham@denvergazette.com
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Denver area events for Nov. 16
If you have an event taking place in the Denver area, email information to carlotta.olson@gazette.com at least two weeks in advance. All events are listed in the calendar on space availability. Sunday Lenny Pearce — 2 p.m., Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, $50.97-$112.90. Tickets: axs.com. Stories on Stage – “Late Bloomers” — 2 p.m., Su […]
Congress cracks down on intoxicating hemp, but high-potency pot products get a free pass┃Vince Bzdek
Buried deep in the bill to reopen the government was a little Easter egg: a ban on all intoxicating hemp products nationwide. Hemp-derived cannabinoids recently reached a total of $28.4 billion in annual sales across the nation, exceeding annual sales of marijuana products, according to a 2023 analysis by Whitney Economics, a firm that analyzes […]