Car Crash

Officials say crashes involving about 70 vehicles have bottlenecked a section of a snowy Colorado highway and sent eight people to the hospital. The Colorado State Patrol says the massive pileup Tuesday prompted officials to close the eastbound side of Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County.

Pedestrian deaths in Colorado are on the rise. The Colorado Department of Transportation’s new campaign aims to raise awareness about an important factor: most of these deaths happen after dark.

Authorities say four people have died in crashes involving over 30 vehicles on a Colorado interstate after blowing dirt made it nearly impossible to see. The crashes happened Tuesday on Interstate 25 south of Pueblo.

The Broomfield Democrat was driving a Hyundai Ioniq 5 and rear ended a Ford F-350 flatbed truck stopped in the left lane of traffic, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said. Her blood alcohol level was 0.185%.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s office has released new information about the multi-vehicle crash on I-25 near Centennial that resulted in the death of Sen. Faith Winter.