Tag: I70
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E-bike rider who died during I-70 police chase identified
An e-bike rider who was struck and killed after driving onto Interstate 70 in Denver while eluding police last week has been identified. Dallas Doherty, 35, was hit by a driver near the interstate’s westbound Steele Street exit around 7:30 p.m. June 11, according to the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner. He was taken…
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Westbound I-70 reopens after fuel tanker rollover
Westbound lanes of I-70 were closed after a fuel tanker rollover that spilled about 200 gallons of fluid. No injuries were reported. JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — Westbound Interstate 70 has reopened near C-470 after a crash Wednesday morning on the west side of the Denver metro area. Just after 2 a.m., a fuel tanker rolled over…
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70-vehicle I-70 crash caused by heavy snow, fast driving, state patrol says
A Tuesday crash involving up to 70 vehicles on Interstate 70 eastbound is believed to have primarily been caused by wet, heavy snow, authorities said Wednesday. The crash, which occurred just east of the Eisenhower Tunnel around 3 p.m. Tuesday, injured 19 people, eight of whom were hospitalized, Colorado State Patrol said in a Wednesday…
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Swastika displayed along I-70 prompts criminal investigation
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — Thousands of drivers traveling east toward Denver on Saturday morning were confronted with a sight that was impossible to miss: a massive swastika spread across a hillside near the Morrison exit on Interstate 70. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it is investigating the incident, officials calling the display a “vile,…
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One killed in tanker truck fire that shut down Colorado’s I-70
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A fiery crash on I-70 killed a driver and shut down the Genesee-Morrison Road area after an SUV plowed into a fuel tanker truck that had pulled off to the right shoulder after overheating. The driver of the SUV died in the crash. The driver…
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Interstate 70 reopens after Wheat Ridge Police investigate shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Sunday morning shooting on Interstate 70 resulted in one injury and hours of lanes closures in Wheat Ridge. The highway reopened just before 1 p.m. according to Wheat Ridge Police. All lanes of traffic have now been reopened, https://t.co/mIXu3KROTA — Wheat Ridge Police (@WheatRidgePD)…
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Snowstang service begins this weekend, offering bus trips to mountain resorts
Sick of Interstate 70 traffic after an epic weekend at Colorado’s beautiful ski resorts? The Colorado Department of Transportation may have just the thing. Snowstang begins bus service Saturday with roundtrip service to Arapahoe Basin, Copper Mountain, Loveland Ski Area, Steamboat Springs/Howelsen Hill and Breckenridge. Snowstang is similar to Bustang, which offers service between Denver, Fort…
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Is slowing down the key to staying safe on snowy Colorado roads?
Denver’s first snow has come, but with great powder comes great responsibility. On the roads and highways especially. Though the Front Range streets were mainly just wet Thursday, mountain driving appeared treacherous as a fatal crash caused I-70 westbound to close for hours. U.S. Highway 40 at Rabbit Ears Pass will close Friday morning so the…
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Denver District Attorney charges 17-year-old as adult in fatal I-70 shooting
The Denver District Attorney’s office charged a 17-year-old boy as an adult in the high-profile shooting death of a motorist on Interstate 70 in July. Prosecutors charged Jameel James with first-degree murder in the death of in the murder of Kevin Piaskowki, 31. James also faces charges of motor vehicle theft, probation violation and possession…
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Central 70 construction company blames faulty drain system for floods
An automatic pump system that was supposed to drain large amounts of water from Colorado’s state-of-the-art Central 70 highway corridor failed Sunday night, trapping dozens of drivers in their cars during a flash flood. Denver firefighters rescued 29 people, 11 of whom were stranded along the reworked two-mile stretch of highway. No one was injured.…