Tag: Traffic
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Street improvements set to impact Colfax, downtown Denver traffic
Several street construction projects from Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure are set to impact traffic on east Colfax Avenue and areas of downtown Denver over the next week. Paving operations will begin this week on East Colfax, which are expected to last until August. The goal is to create a smooth roadway from Broadway…
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Pedestrian killed in Arapahoe County crash
A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car early Friday morning in Arapahoe County. Deputies with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office and South Metro Fire Rescue were on the scene of the crash, which happened at about 2 a.m. near the intersection of East Arapahoe Road and South Lewiston Way in Foxfield. The…
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Semi-truck crash closes northbound I-25 in Larimer County
A crash involving two semi-trucks left both lanes of Interstate 25 closed in Larimer County Wednesday morning. The crash happened around 5:25 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-25 south of Wellington, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Both trucks were traveling north when the crash happened, with a cause for the crash not yet…
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Motorcycle crash closes winding stretch of mountain pass highway over weekend
A motorcycle crash shut down a winding stretch of a popular scenic pass over the weekend, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office. At about 5 p.m. on April 12, a motorcyclist crashed in the area of Mestaa’ehehe Pass (formerly Squaw Pass Road), shutting down both traffic in both directions. This stretch of two-lane…
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Driver allegedly involved in fatal snow plow crash charged with 8 misdemeanors, one traffic infraction
Charges have been filed in a fatal crash involving a snow plow and a van carrying members of a girl’s hockey team that took place on I-70 on the morning of January 29. At the time, a preliminary investigation indicated that the crash was the result of the plow driver reportedly losing control just east…
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Unlicensed teen allegedly clocked 65 MPH over speed limit with 12-year-old brother in car
In a wild case of Front Range speeding, a 16-year-old without a license or insurance was reportedly stopped by a Commerce City Police Department officer for allegedly traveling nearly 70 miles per hour over the speed limit – with his 12-year-old brother in the passenger seat. Per a report on the matter, the officer spotted…
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Two fatal crashes in Denver area prompt lane, highway closures
A pair of fatal crashes Saturday morning led to highway closures and traffic jams in the Denver area. The first crash was reported at 3:45 a.m. on northbound Interstate 25 at East 58th Avenue in Adams County, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Investigators determined that a Chevrolet SUV struck a Mitsubishi SUV, then a…
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Fatal crash in Boulder Canyon prompts Highway 119 closure
A highway crash in Boulder left one person dead and another hospitalized. The crash happened at about 9:23 a.m. Thursday, according to a news release from the Colorado State Patrol. The head-on collision happened on Boulder Canyon Drive at Chapman Drive and has left both directions of Highway 119 closed. A 76-year-old driver was pronounced…
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Fatal head-on collision closes canyon drive in Colorado
A fatal head-on collision that took place on Highway 119 in the area of Boulder Canyon resulted in a closure of the route on April 2. According to Colorado State Patrol, the crash occurred at about 9:23 a.m. in the area of Chapman Drive at mile marker 38. The crash involved two vehicles, a Lexus…
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Motorcyclist dead after crash on I-25 north of downtown Denver
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Interstate 25 north of downtown Denver on Monday afternoon, the Denver Police Department said. Department officials first posted on social media just after 4 p.m. Monday that first responders were responding to the scene of a crash involving a single motorcyclist on the interstate by the Park…