Tag: Traffic
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Car crashes over 30-foot retaining wall into ravine at TopGolf
A woman drove her vehicle over a 30-foot retaining wall and into a ravine at the TopGolf in Centennial, according to a post on X made by Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Deputies responded to the call about a crash involving injuries just before 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, where they found the vehicle flipped upside…
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Man who previously confessed to crashing into jogger in Colorado Springs pleads not guilty
A man who told police that he “woke up and smoked weed and just felt like killing someone” and then allegedly injured a 74-year-old jogger with his SUV in Colorado Springs pleaded not guilty Wednesday to attempted murder. “Thank you,” Christian Ortega said to 4th Judicial District Judge Eric Bentley after entering his plea. They…
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Fatal crash investigation shuts down Highway 85 in Brighton Wednesday morning
U.S. Highway 85 was closed Wednesday morning while police investigated a fatal vehicle crash in Brighton. Brighton Police Department posted on Facebook around 5 a.m. Wednesday that officers were investigating a vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. Highway 85 and East 136th Avenue. A news release said the crash occurred at about 3:20 a.m. Police said…
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Colorado State Patrol releases more details on fatal 36-car pileup along I-25
Preliminary information about a fatal 36-vehicle pileup along Interstate 25 near Pueblo reveals a domino effect happened after an SUV and a pickup truck hauling a trailer collided. The massive wreck killed five people and injured 29 others. After a dust storm swept through the area on the morning of Feb. 17, vehicles were driving…
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CDOT starts $2 million bridge maintenance on I-270/U.S. 36 over I-25
The Colorado Department of Transportation has begun preventative maintenance on the bridge carrying U.S. 36 and Interstate 270 over Interstate 25, a $2 million effort to repair early wear, improve driving safety and delay a full replacement in a heavily traveled Denver-area corridor. Work started March 1 on eastbound U.S. 36 at mile point 57…
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FINES INCOMING: Speed enforcement cameras added to I-25 – here’s where they’ll be
Come March 1, the Colorado Department of Transportation is set to start rolling out a speed enforcement program on I-25, first issuing one-time warnings to violators and eventually a hefty fine. At this time, the program will be targeting drivers who exceed the posted speed limit in the Interstate 25 North Express Lanes work zone…
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Death toll rises in I-25 pile-up involving 36 vehicles that took place during “brown out” conditions
The dust is settling after a major crash shut down I-25 in both directions south of Pueblo at about 10:02 a.m. on February 17, with additional information being released about the incident by Colorado State Patrol. On the morning of February 18, it was made public that the death toll of the crash has risen…
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4 dead, 29 injured in I-25 crash involving 36 vehicles near Pueblo
Northbound Interstate 25 remained closed south of Pueblo late Tuesday night following a 36-vehicle crash that killed four people and injured 29 others, according to Colorado State Patrol. The closure extends from Exit 91 to Exit 94. There is a detour in place, the State Patrol said, and advised travelers to avoid using I-25 in…
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IDs of those involved in fatal I-70 crash involving girl’s hockey team released
Colorado State Patrol has provided another update related to the deadly crash that involved 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. A preliminary investigation indicated that the crash was the result of the driver of a snow plow…
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Preliminary investigation points to CDOT plow causing fatal I-70 crash involving hockey team
On Thursday afternoon, Colorado State Patrol released an update related to a fatal crash involving a CDOT snowplow, a sprinter van carrying members of a California hockey team, and two passenger vehicles that took place on I-70 around 8:53 a.m. earlier that day. The crash occurred just east of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel complex, resulting…