Accident On I70, Westbound I-70 reopened after 5 p. Three people died in a fiery crash at the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel that shut down Interstate 70 for more than 12 hours on Three people, including two children, were killed in a crash involving a semi-truck near Limon, according to Colorado State Patrol. Our goal is to build community awareness about the dangers of I-70 and to provide safety tips and other helpful information about what to do or not do if you have Colorado highway officials closed eastbound Interstate 70 on Tuesday after a major pileup just before 3 p. Colorado State Patrol stated in a news release that Jian Bin Chen was arrested Thursday on suspicion of DUI, vehicular homicide and driving on the wrong side of a divided highway, A crash involving multiple vehicles caused a traffic backup of over 20 miles on Interstate 70 Tuesday afternoon. Both directions of Interstate 70 were open again Thursday night after a crash involving an SUV and a tanker truck in the breakdown lane west of the Morrison exit. Eastbound Interstate 70 reopened at the Eisenhower Tunnel late Tuesday night after a 70-vehicle pileup sent eight people to the hospital and closed the highway for over five hours. 7:50 p. Officials with CDOT sent out a warning to Denver-area drivers in the afternoon to avoid heading up to the high country due to a fatal crash on Interstate 70. The deadly crash that shut down Interstate 70 for most of the day on Thursday also ignited a fire that spread into a culvert and underneath lanes. No one was injured, but the crashes resulted in property damage. Both directions of Interstate 70 were closed in the western part of the Denver metro area after a crash involving a tanker truck that ignited a fire and one person was killed. I-70 westbound at the Eisenhower Tunnel was briefly closed due to the pileup, medical evaluations and an unrelated accident involving a pickup truck and trailer that jackknifed, CSP said. . I-70 is fully back open near the Eisenhower Tunnel after a massive 70-vehicle pileup that left 19 people injured Tuesday, CSP said. One person was in the SUV Colorado State Patrol investigators released more details Friday about what happened leading up to Thursday's deadly fiery crash on I-70 in the high country. Three people, including two children, were killed in a crash involving a semi-truck near Limon, according to Colorado State Patrol. Three people died in a crash on westbound Interstate 70 just west of Glenwood Springs on Tuesday morning. Three people were killed, including two children, in a crash that shut down eastbound Interstate 70 for several hours in Elbert County Wednesday One person and a dog died in a crash and fire along Interstate 70 just east of Loveland Pass on Thursday afternoon, Colorado State Patrol (CSP) said. Colorado State Patrol said it responded to multiple crashes on I-70 as mountain road conditions were icy with low visibility. m. The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 were closed before Interstate 270 on Wednesday afternoon after a multiple-vehicle crash. A major crash blocked lanes and forced closures in both directions near mile marker 216, a heavily traveled corridor through the Rockies. The accident happened outside of Terre Haute, Indiana, somewhat I-70 Accidents/Incidents in each state, Accidents/Incidents near major cities along I-70 and official info from state DOT. — Both lanes of Interstate 70 between 6th Avenue and Denver West Parkway in Lakewood have reopened following a fiery The Colorado State Patrol said that eastbound Interstate 70 was closed in Elbert County on Wednesday afternoon for a deadly crash. : Interstate 70 eastbound reopened after an hours-long closure due to a multiple vehicle incident earlier Tuesday evening. Eastbound lanes I-70 in both directions has reopened after a semitruck that rolled dropped pipe into westbound lanes, killing three Aeh Jay Hollenbeck came around the bend on Interstate 70 west of Denver, Colorado, to see smoke and fire from a crash between a tanker and Interstate 70 was closed in both directions at the Eisenhower Tunnel Thursday due to a vehicle fire, the Colorado Department of Transportation said. LAKEWOOD, Colo. At least five people were hurt on Wednesday in a crash involving semi trucks and several other vehicles on Interstate 70. involving dozens and dozens of crashed vehicles and semi trucks. Icy road conditions led to a massive 45 car pileup on Interstate 70 on Saturday. jmo, xei, rdr, rta, dbw, mva, kcy, itv, rqs, xol, pfv, gvo, krf, ypt, yzw,