Tag: Interstate 70
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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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Westbound lanes of Interstate 70 reopened near DIA Saturday morning after morning semi-truck crash closure
The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near Denver International Airport were reopened Saturday after a semi-truck crashed closed them earlier in the morning. The crash, which police first alerted on social media at 6:42 a.m. Saturday, is located just before Tower Road, according to an X post from the Aurora Police Department. All traffic was…
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Interstate 70 reopened after separate vehicle crashes closed stretches of highway
A 3-semi-truck crash in Aurora and a vehicle fire near Genesee Hill contributed to the mayhem Interstate 70 reopened to traffic after two separate vehicle crashes closed sections of the highway on both sides of metro Denver Friday morning. On the east side of the city in Aurora, a crash involving three semis, including one…
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1 dead in crash involving out-of-service RTD bus on I-70
A driver died after rear ending an out-of-service Regional Transportation District (RTD) bus along Interstate 70 in Denver on Monday morning. The crash took place around 6:25 a.m., and closed all westbound lanes on I-70 near Holly Street, according to RTD and the Denver Police Department. Police said the crash involved a motorist and an…
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U.S. 6 to close at Loveland Pass for Triple Bypass bike tour Saturday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This weekend, it’ll be the cyclists’ turn to claim their share of the road. As part of the Triple Bypass bike tour taking place on Saturday, nearly 4,000 bicyclists will be traveling on roadways near Interstate 70 from Evergreen to Avon, according to a news…
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Update: I-70 near Eisenhower Tunnel reopened after multi-vehicle crash that killed 1
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One person died in a two-vehicle crash Thursday on Interstate 70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel, according to Colorado State Patrol. I-70 was closed in both directions west of Denver because of the crash that resulted in a vehicle fire, officials said. A semitrailer and a…
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Texas man sentenced on human trafficking charges in Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Texas man was sentenced on charges on Friday relating to a human trafficking operation in Colorado that police uncovered during a 2020 traffic stop on Interstate 70. Kenneth Noel, 34, was given a sentence of 36 years to life in prison for charges including…
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2 drivers report possible police impersonator on I-70
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An Arvada man on Friday warned drivers to stay alert after he said a police impersonator attempted to pull him over. The incident is one of four similar reports across the Front Range in the past month, including two in Wheat Ridge this week. Jason Patton said he was merging onto Interstate 70 Eastbound from…
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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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Westbound I-70 closed in the mountains
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Westbound Interstate 70 was closed at Georgetown because of unsafe driving conditions Wednesday, according to the Colorado State Patrol. “Best option is to stay in Denver,” State Patrol said late in the afternoon on X, formerly known as Twitter. Eastbound lanes of I-70 were closed at the Eisenhower Tunnel because of a crash east of…