Tag: Interstate 70 Crash
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I-70 closed Friday evening after snowy, two-dozen vehicle pileup
Interstate 70 was closed for nearly three hours in the eastbound direction Friday evening after two dozen vehicles crashed in snowy conditions. Authorities first responded to reports of a multiple vehicles involved in multiple crashes on the interstate just east of the Eisenhower Tunnel around 5:17 p.m. Friday, according to a Friday night news release…
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Multiple pile-up crashes snarl I-70 in Colorado amid low visibility, icy conditions
A busy Thanksgiving weekend with extended family became busier for motorists along Interstate 70 on Sunday after two crashes caused massive pile-ups along Colorado’s primary east-west thoroughfare. No injuries have been reported in both crashes, according to a Colorado State Patrol news release. Snowfall across western portions of the I-70 corridor has caused low visibility…
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Nine-vehicle crash closes I-70 near Georgetown, leaving several people injured
Several people are in the hospital following a nine-vehicle crash that shut down eastbound Interstate 70 near Georgetown on Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 12:45 p.m. along a downslope of I-70, according to a Colorado State Patrol news release. CSP officials said the crash involved a semi-truck hauling cars through. It is unclear whether…
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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…