Tag: Csp
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Colorado State Patrol, Douglas County sheriff partner on one-day ‘move over’ enforcement operation
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and Colorado State Patrol announced plans this week on a one-day enforcement campaign focused on drivers moving over for stationary and emergency vehicles. CSP’s “slow down, move over” enforcement period, taking place all day Wednesday, targets motorists traveling Interstate 25 and C-470, according to a state patrol news release. Wednesday’s…
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Where are the upcoming Colorado DUI checkpoints?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado State Patrol announced DUI checkpoints are scheduled for August 15 through August 23 in four counties across the state. CSP is working with local law enforcement in El Paso, Gilpin, Ouray and Archuleta counties during the patrol’s “100 Deadliest Days of Summer” campaign…
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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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Colorado State Patrol focusing on St. Patrick’s Day drinking and driving
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St. Patrick’s Day revelers should be careful not to drink and drive over the weekend because the Colorado State Patrol is going to be on high alert and looking for impaired drivers in Jefferson and Clear Creek counties. The agency will increase patrols Friday through Sunday to deter drunk driving on major traffic arteries and…
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Colorado State Patrol announces speeding-prone counties
The Colorado State Patrol announced the counties with the highest number of extreme speeders going 20 or more miles per hour over the speed limit. El Paso County had the most by far, more than doubling the next county on the list. In 2024 troopers issued 14,477 citations for extreme speeding. Speeding 25 miles per…
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CSP holding public meeting in Grand Junction on new commercial motor vehicle chain law
The Colorado State Patrol and the Colorado Department of Transportation are holding a conference in Grand Junction on Tuesday to advise commercial vehicle drivers of the new state motor vehicle chain laws that went into effect September 1, 2024. The conference will take place at the Pilot Truck Stop at 2195 Highway 6 & 50,…
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Aurora teen killed in wrong-way collision on Interstate 70
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An 18-year-old Aurora man is dead following a wrong-way crash on eastbound Interstate 70 near Watkins early Sunday morning. The teenager was driving in the opposite direction before colliding head-on with a semi-truck, according to a Colorado State Patrol news release on Monday. At around 12:15 a.m., CSP received a call about a driver driving…
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3 dead, including 2 CDOT employees, in crash near Grand Junction
Two Colorado Department of Transportation employees were among three who died Wednesday in a crash along U.S. Route 6 in Mesa County. According to Colorado State Patrol, at 10:42 a.m., troopers received reports of the crash along westbound U.S. 6 near mile marker 40, between Grand Junction and Palisade. State Patrol investigators said a Jeep…
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Law enforcement officers deploy Grappler at Academy and Platte
On August 2, 2021, BATTLE South Investigators located an occupied stolen vehicle. The 2011 Mitsubishi Galant was stolen out of Pueblo a few days prior. The vehicle had been involved in an eluding incident during an attempted traffic stop the night before.
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Law enforcement officers stop stolen Jeep in Colorado Springs
On March 28, 2022, BATTLE South Investigators located an occupied stolen vehicle. The 2001 Jeep Wrangler was stolen out of Colorado Springs a few weeks prior. The Grappler Police Bumper was used to bring the stolen vehicle to a controlled stop on S.Union Blvd at Hancock Expressway in Colorado Springs.