Fire-juggling unicyclist spotted at Colorado intersection
A fire-juggling unicyclist performed an impromptu street show at a busy Commerce City intersection.
The Commerce City Police Department shared footage of a fire-juggling unicyclist in the crosswalk of the intersection at U.S. Highway 85 and East 60th Avenue.
“This post was certainly not on our bingo card, yet here we are,” the department posted on Facebook. “The intersection of U.S. 85 and 60th isn’t exactly the Las Vegas Strip… or is it?”
The department said it received numerous calls about the unicyclist and that while the unicyclist is talented, trespassing in the median and impeding traffic by not vacating the crosswalk in time is illegal.
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