[06-12-24] 1 Killed After Semi Flips on US 285, Highway Reopens After 14 Hours
DENVER (KDVR) — U.S. 285 is back open in both directions on Wednesday after a semitruck flipped and dumped a load of pipe and angle iron on top of five other vehicles, killing a person in one of them. After more than 12 hours, the Colorado State Patrol completed its cleanup and investigation and the […]
[05-16-24] 1 Person Has Died and Another Is Hurt After a Fiery Tanker Truck Crash in Colorado
DENVER — One person died and another was hospitalized after a vehicle and a tanker truck crashed on Colorado’s main east-west highway near Denver on Thursday, sending up a fireball and a huge plume of black smoke, authorities said. The crash happened on the westbound Interstate 70 near Morrison, 18 miles (30 kilometers) west of […]
[11-09-23] 2 Boys Seriously Hurt in Neighborhood ATV Crash
COMMERCE CITY (KDVR) — Two brothers operating an ATV in a Commerce City neighborhood are recovering after police said they rammed into a parked truck over the weekend. Joanna Small with Commerce City Police said the two boys, ages 9 and 13, were rushed to the hospital Sunday afternoon with serious injuries. The 13-year-old has […]
[11-01-23] Man Killed While Reattaching Tow Strap to Disabled Vehicle on I-70
A man was killed and two other people injured after a semi crashed into a disabled vehicle Sunday night on Interstate 70 eastbound in Wheat Ridge, according to police. The crash on I-70 happened west of Wadsworth Boulevard at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Police said a vehicle was towing another vehicle with a tow strap, […]
[01-24-23] Police Searching for I-25 Hit-And-Run Driver, Vehicle
DENVER ( KDVR ) — Police are searching for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run on Interstate 25 that caused serious injuries on Jan. 21. According to the Denver Police Department, an unknown model black Nissan sedan was traveling northbound on I-25 and struck a silver truck traveling northbound near the Park Avenue West exit […]
[11-26-22] I-70 Crash Involving Wrong-Way Driver Kills 1, Injures Others
An overnight crash on I-70 involving a vehicle driving the wrong way on the interstate killed one and seriously injured several others, the Wheat Ridge Police Department said. Police responded to a fatal two-vehicle crash around midnight Friday into Saturday morning, they said in a release Saturday. The crash occurred on I-70 near Kipling Street. […]
[10-24-22] Multiple Crashes on Interstate 70 Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Hospitalized
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. ( KDVR ) – A single-vehicle rollover led to a second crash early Saturday morning that left two people dead, two more in the hospital and a portion of Interstate 70 temporarily closed. Colorado State Patrol received reports around 3:10 a.m. regarding the crashes that happened on I-70 at East Colfax Avenue and […]
[9-23-22] 1 Person Killed in I-25 Semi Crash in Thornton
THORNTON, Colo. ( KDVR ) — A driver was killed in a crash with a semitrailer on Interstate 25 in the same location as a tanker rollover hours before on Thursday. Adams County Fire tweeted at 11:03 a.m. that the driver of a car that collided with a semitrailer was found dead at the scene […]
[9-17-22] Possible Drunk Driver Causes Crash on I-70 in Wheat Ridge
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. ( KDVR ) — The Wheat Ridge Police Department is investigating a serious crash that happened on Friday morning. The crash was reported before 5:15 a.m. near Interstate 70 and Ward Road. Police said a truck was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-70 when it crashed into multiple vehicles. Police […]
[7-30-22] 1 Student Killed, 4 Others Hurt in Crash on US 287
BROOMFIELD, Colo. ( KDVR ) — Lafayette Police responded to a deadly crash on U.S. 287 and Dillon Road on Thursday night. According to Lafayette Police, northbound U.S. 287 and eastbound Dillon Road were closed because of a traffic accident. Police responded to the scene at 7:13 p.m. on Thursday when a car collided with […]