Tag: Traffic
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50 vehicles slide off single Colorado highway during first Front Range snow of season
Roads are slick around Colorado, and as might be expected, local law enforcement has responded to numerous accidents throughout the day on Wednesday, with dangerous driving conditions expected to persist throughout the night and into the Thursday morning commute. While many roads have proven hazardous, a certain road that gets notoriously slick during winter weather…
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Flights delayed, traffic slowed as Denver receives first major snow
Denverites woke up to a winter wonderland, with over two inches of snow blanketing the city by rush hour Wednesday morning. That number was a low point along the Front Range, according to the National Weather Service Boulder. Fort Collins and Boulder each received nearly three inches overnight; Colorado Springs closer to four. Despite the…
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“He’s gonna get killed”: Man arrested for allegedly traveling 100 MPH with 2-year-old son unsecured in backseat
A shocking traffic stop took place in Adams County in recent days, involving a driver getting pulled over after allegedly weaving in and out of traffic at 100 miles per hour. The kicker? Police say the driver’s two-year-old son was in the backseat and not strapped into his car seat at the time. According to…
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Broadway to close overnight Tuesday for sign bridge installation
Construction crews will close Broadway in both directions overnight Tuesday as they install an overhead sign bridge near Interstate 25. The closure, which will last from 10 p.m. Tuesday through 4 a.m. Wednesday, will impact Broadway between Ohio and Tennessee Avenues, according to a news release from the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI).…
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Pile-up crashes involve around 50 vehicles on I-70 in Colorado this weekend
Multiple wrecks resulted in chaos on Colorado’s mountainous stretch of Interstate 70 over the weekend, with Sunday proving to be particularly problematic. Two notable crashes that occurred involved a total of around 50 vehicles (not too surprising, considering that I-70 in Colorado is reported to experience a 267% increase in crashes during winter months). Both…
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After 224 days, Denver finally receives measurable snowfall
It may just be a dusting, but it still counts. After 224 days, one of the longest streaks on record, Denver finally received a measurable snowfall Friday night. The accumulation, the first measurable amount this season, totaled just 0.2 inches at Denver International Airport and 0.3 inches in Boulder, a National Weather Service spokesperson confirmed…
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Moose dead after getting struck by vehicle in Colorado’s ski country
A situation that recently unfolded in Summit County highlights a risk drivers face while sharing Colorado with ample wildlife. According to the local sheriff’s office, deputies responded to an incident involving a vehicle striking a moose in unincorporated Breckenridge. The crash resulted in significant damage to the vehicle and life-threatening injuries for the moose. While…
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CDOT worker struck by driver who allegedly fled scene on I-70
According to Colorado State Patrol (CSP), a Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) employee was taken to the hospital with injuries after being struck by a pick-up truck on I-70 on November 18. Following the crash, the driver of the pick-up reportedly fled the scene. The incident took place at about 11:30 a.m. in the area…
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One killed in Friday night multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 near downtown
One person died after multiple motorists crashed into one another on northbound Interstate 25 Friday night. The crash, which took place just north of downtown Denver near 44th Avenue, killed one person but there were no other serious injuries, the Denver Police Department said on social media around 9 p.m. Friday. The person who died…
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Police looking for white Dodge pickup suspected of killing a pedestrian in southwest Denver hit-and-run Tuesday
Police are looking for the driver of a car that killed a pedestrian in southwest Denver Tuesday evening. The car, described as a 2009-2018 Dodge Ram 1500 single cab pickup truck that may have moderate damage on the front driver’s side, killed the pedestrian at the intersection of South Irving Street and West Evans Avenue…