Tag: Traffic
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Denver police announce initiative to target drivers with expired plates
The Denver Police Department has announced a new initiative that aims to address an obviously rampant problem involving vehicles with expired plates and expired temporary tags operating on Mile High City roads. According to the police department, a targeted enforcement effort is set to take place from November 15 through December 15, with local vehicle…
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Surging motorcycle deaths in Colorado bring tragedy and tears
Chelsie Willing died on April 17, 2025, 10 days before her 21st birthday, when a car pulled out in front of her as she was riding her Yamaha R7 motorcycle on Platte Avenue in Colorado Springs. Motorcycling had been her passion, and she was happiest when she was riding, said her aunt, Windy McKay. The…
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Surging motorcycle deaths in Colorado bring tragedy and tears
Chelsie Willing died on April 17, 2025, 10 days before her 21st birthday, when a car pulled out in front of her as she was riding her Yamaha R7 motorcycle on Platte Avenue in Colorado Springs. Motorcycling had been her passion, and she was happiest when she was riding, said her aunt, Windy McKay. The…
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Semi plunges off notorious Colorado pass, killing 23-year-old driver
A tragic incident unfolded on Colorado’s notorious Wolf Creek Pass on Monday morning, resulting in the death of a 23-year-old semi-truck driver. According to the Colorado State Patrol, personnel responded to the crash at about 8:21 a.m. on the morning of November 3. The crash involved a single commercial motor vehicle – a 2020 Freightliner…
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Driver killed as semi-truck tumbles down Colorado mountain pass
A 23-year-old man is dead after a semi-truck he was driving Monday tumbled down a Colorado mountainside, authorities said. The Colorado State Patrol responded to the crash that sent the semi-truck off the side of U.S. Highway 160 about 17 miles northeast of Pagosa Springs around 8:21 a.m. The driver, a man from New York,…
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One dead in Denver motorcycle crash Sunday night
A motorcyclist died following a crash Sunday evening in Denver. The Denver Police Department responded to a crash in the area of North Orleans Street and Stoll Place — in the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood of eastern Denver — around 11:30 p.m., according to a social media post from the department. A motorcyclist was found…
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One dead after two-motorist crash in southwest Denver early Saturday morning
One person died after they were involved in a crash with another motorist in southwest Denver early Saturday morning. Denver Police first posted about the crash, which took place at the intersection of South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Stanford Avenue, on social media at 2 a.m. Saturday. After first describing it as a crash with…
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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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Multiple hospitalized after nine-vehicle crash on Interstate 225 in Aurora Friday night
Multiple people were hospitalized after a nine-vehicle crash in Aurora Friday night. The crash, which took place on southbound Interstate 225 near Parker Road, took place around 10:24 p.m. and sent at least one person to the hospital with serious injuries, according to a social media post from the Aurora Police Department. Officials did not…
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Mountain lion struck and killed on I-25 near soon-to-open wildlife overpass
According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, a mountain lion was struck and killed by a motorist on I-25 at some point during the early morning hours of October 23. The collision took place near Tomah Road, with the mountain lion being a male that appeared to be about three to four years in age. Officials…