Tag: Crashes
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Colorado State Patrol to begin targeted DUI enforcement Wednesday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado State Patrol and 51 local law enforcement agencies will begin a period of targeted DUI enforcement on Wednesday. The six-day period — Wednesday through Monday — will include additional saturation patrols, sobriety checkpoints and on-duty law enforcement, the Colorado Department of Transportation said in a…
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Motorcycle deaths up 60% in Colorado since 2018
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Motorcycle fatalities have jumped 60% since 2018, and 2024 was Colorado’s deadliest year ever for motorcyclists, according to a report from the Common Sense Institute. Meanwhile, passenger vehicle deaths decreased by 7% and traffic enforcement has dropped 54%. In 2024, 165 motorcyclists died on Colorado’s…
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Impaired driving deaths drop in Colorado, but pedestrian fatalities increase
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CDOT implements Traction Law due to extreme cold, slick road conditions
The Colorado Department of Transportation on Thursday reported multiple crashes on roadways across the state due to subzero temperatures, extreme wind chill values and below-average visibility. According to CDOT officials, many of these crashes could be avoided if motorists paid more attention to their vehicles before hitting the road. “Driving in winter conditions is very…
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Two dead, several others injured after multiple motor vehicle incidents around the metro overnight
Two people are dead and seven others were injured in multiple crashes and a hit-and-run across the metro area overnight, including a wrong-way crash on Interstate 25. The largest crash occurred near 8th Avenue and Interstate 25 It involved five vehicles. Five people went to the hospital with minor injuries. The Denver Police Department announced…
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Crashes down 15% through I-25 South ‘Gap,’ State Patrol says
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crashes along the roughly 18-mile stretch of the Interstate 25 South “Gap” between Monument and Castle Rock have fallen slightly in the project’s third year, but the dip isn’t necessarily related to a decrease in…