Tag: Interstate 70 Crash
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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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I-70 reopened after crash involving about 70 vehicles
Interstate 70 reopened Tuesday night after a crash involving approximately 70 vehicles just east of the Eisenhower Tunnel, Colorado State Patrol Said. In a news release just before 5 p.m., Colorado State Patrol said that 19 people were being taken to the hospital with varying injuries from the crash, and that there have been no…
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4 injured in snowy, 3-vehicle I-70 crash near Genesee Friday
Four people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck on Interstate 70 in near Genesee Friday evening. The crash, which took place just before 6 p.m., was a rear-end collision involving a Dodge Durango and Chevy Silverado, as well as the semi-truck hauling a trailer, Colorado State Patrol said in a news release.…
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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…
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Resentencing hearing set for I-70 trucker sentenced to 110 years in prison
A judge on Monday set a hearing to potentially resentence Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, the truck driver ordered to serve 110 years in prison for killing four people in a crash on Interstate 70 in Lakewood in 2019. The resentencing hearing, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Jefferson County courthouse, will be held in-person unless COVID-19…