Tag: Interstate 70
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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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Road rage drivers stop in traffic on I-70 in Wheat Ridge to fight, video shows
Two drivers this week were caught on video stopping their cars in the middle of Interstate 70 in Wheat Ridge to fight one another. The video, posted Friday by Wheat Ridge police, shows an incident that took place Wednesday near the W 32nd Avenue intersection on I-70. The dash cam footage from an 18-wheeler first…
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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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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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A day after fatal I-70 crash, girls’ hockey team wins emotional Colorado tournament game
A California girls’ hockey team has stolen the hearts of Colorado’s Front Range. Barely 24 hours after a fatal crash on Interstate 70 killed the father of one player and sent passengers to the hospital Thursday, the players decided to play on Friday morning. They won their first game. And, later on Friday, they won…
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Semi truck rollover spills Coors Banquet beer on I-70
The driver of a semi truck was injured Wednesday night after a rollover in Wheat Ridge. The crash happened at about 11 p.m. Wednesday on the Highway 58 flyover to eastbound Interstate 70, according to Wheat Ridge police. The semi truck blew a tire, causing the truck to tip over, police said. The driver of…
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Van carrying hockey team crashes with CDOT plow, driver dead
The driver of a van carrying a hockey team from California died Thursday morning after a Colorado Department of Transportation snow plow crashed into it, and several other cars, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Eight others in the van, including four children and three adults, were taken to Denver Health by ambulance after the…