Tag: i-70
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Road rage drivers stop in traffic on I-70 in Wheat Ridge to fight, video shows
Two drivers last week were caught on video stopping their cars in the middle of Interstate 70 in Wheat Ridge to fight one another. The video, posted Friday by Wheat Ridge police, shows an incident that took place Wednesday near the W 32nd Avenue intersection on I-70. The dash cam footage from an 18-wheeler first…
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I-70 reopened after crash involving about 70 vehicles
Interstate 70 reopened Tuesday night after a crash involving approximately 70 vehicles just east of the Eisenhower Tunnel, Colorado State Patrol Said. In a news release just before 5 p.m., Colorado State Patrol said that 19 people were being taken to the hospital with varying injuries from the crash, and that there have been no…
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A day after fatal I-70 crash, girls’ hockey team wins emotional Colorado tournament game
A California girls’ hockey team has stolen the hearts of Colorado’s Front Range. Barely 24 hours after a fatal crash on Interstate 70 killed the father of one player and sent passengers to the hospital Thursday, the players decided to play on Friday morning. They won their first game. And, later on Friday, they won…
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I-70 manhunt, Westminster park shooting suspect arrested, police say
The subject of a police manhunt that closed Interstate 70 for several hours was arrested Tuesday afternoon, police said. The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Kenny Espinoza, was also wanted in connection with a police shooting that took place near Wolff Run Park in Westminster Saturday morning, the Westminster Police Department said on social media Tuesday.…
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Westbound I-70 closed in the mountains
Westbound Interstate 70 was closed at Georgetown because of unsafe driving conditions Wednesday, according to the Colorado State Patrol. “Best option is to stay in Denver,” State Patrol said late in the afternoon on X, formerly known as Twitter. Eastbound lanes of I-70 were closed at the Eisenhower Tunnel because of a crash east of…
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WATCH: Rock blasting underway in I-70 Floyd Hill project
In an effort to improve sight lines, straighten roadway curves and alleviate traffic in a notorious stretch of I-70 corridor, CDOT is blasting into nearby mountains. The blasting process requires careful coordination with roads crews temporarily shutting down the freeway and first responders to ensure no ambulances may need to pass during a shutdown.
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Construction on major I-70 project to halt for winter season, work resumes in Spring
On the cusp of the Thanksgiving weekend, drivers heading to the high country have something to be thankful for: A major construction project on West Vail Pass is wrapping up for the winter season. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced the hiatus for the Interstate 70 West Vail Pass Auxiliary Lanes project Thursday morning. Work…
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Construction on major I-70 project to halt for winter season, work resumes in Spring
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On the cusp of the Thanksgiving weekend, drivers heading to the high country have something to be thankful for: A major construction project on West Vail Pass is wrapping up for the winter season. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced the hiatus for the Interstate…
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LIFE | Georgetown Ice Racing
For the past 47 years, Our Gang 4 Wheelers club has hosted an obscure yet quintessential Colorado wintertime activity: ice racing across a frozen lake in the mountains. For seven weekends throughout January and February, the club gathers in Georgetown, Colo. to compete in different classes and obstacle courses atop the town’s lake, which this…
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Resentencing hearing set for I-70 trucker sentenced to 110 years in prison
A judge on Monday set a hearing to potentially resentence Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, the truck driver ordered to serve 110 years in prison for killing four people in a crash on Interstate 70 in Lakewood in 2019. The resentencing hearing, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Jefferson County courthouse, will be held in-person unless…