Truck Accidents Archives

[11-26-24] 18-Year-Old Aurora Man Killed in Head-On, Wrong-Way Crash on I-70

DENVER (KDVR) — An 18-year-old man from Aurora was killed in a crash on Interstate 70 over the weekend. Colorado State Patrol said its troopers responded to a report of a wrong-way driver on I-70 near Watkins around 12:15 a.m. Sunday. CSP said the driver was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of the interstate. […]

[11-12-24] Southbound I-25 Reopens After 3 Semitrailers Crash

DENVER (KDVR) — Roadways around Colorado were still impacted by a multi-day snowstorm that buried the Eastern Plains and dumped over half a winter’s worth of snow in Denver. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office detoured southbound traffic onto Happy Canyon Boulevard from Interstate 25 on Sunday morning and let motorists back onto the highway at […]

[10-14-24] Overturned Semi Blocks Eastbound I-76 in Commerce City

DENVER (KDVR) — An overturned semi-truck was blocking all eastbound lanes of Interstate 76 in Commerce City on Saturday morning. The Commerce City Police Department said a semi and a vehicle crashed on I-76, causing the semi to overturn onto its side. All eastbound lanes were closed, and just before 3 p.m., the police department […]

[10-02-24] Lakewood Police Searching for Driver of Truck Involved in Hit-And-Run

DENVER (KDVR) — The Lakewood Police Department is searching for the driver of a vehicle that officers believe was involved in a hit-and-run crash on Saturday at about 11:54 p.m. Officers responded to the entrance of 715 Kipling St., which is the address of a Hometown Suites hotel. The area is near the Lakewood High […]

[09-21-24] Eastbound I-70 Partially Closed Between Eagle and Edwards After Two Semis Crash Overnight

DENVER — Eastbound Interstate 70 is partially closed in Colorado’s high country after two semis crashed overnight, according to a spokesperson with the Colorado State Patrol. CSP officials said in a social media post on Facebook earlier Friday that the collision occurred at around 4:30 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of the highway between Eagle […]

[08-16-24] Honeymoon-Bound Newlyweds Killed After Semi Rolls Over on I-70 in Wheat Ridge

A newlywed couple on the way to their honeymoon was killed Thursday morning after a semi-truck carrying pipes rolled over on Interstate 70 in Wheat Ridge . The crash happened around 8:21 a.m. between Ward Rd. and 32nd Ave., according to Eric Kellogg, division chief of the Wheat Ridge Police Department. The semi — which […]

[06-17-24] 8 Injured After Amazon Truck, SUV Crash, Catch Fire in Eastern Colorado

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – An Amazon truck and an SUV both caught fire after colliding east of the Denver metro early Monday morning. According to State Patrol, the Amazon truck was heading west on I-70 when the driver suddenly crashed into guardrail and swerved across the median, hitting an eastbound SUV head-on. Both vehicles […]

[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 […]