Four different Colorado State Patrol vehicles were destroyed over the holiday weekend, marking a dangerous three-day streak for troopers in Colorado.
One person died when a semitrailer rear-ended a snow plow Wednesday morning on Interstate 25 near Walsenburg, according to a news release from Colorado State Patrol. The crash happened near mile marker 57,
While investigators are still working to determine what caused each of the crashes, troopers said winter weather impacted travel across the state.
According to the Colorado State Patrol, the call came in just before 7:30 p.m. and the slide pushed a vehicle more than 150 feet off the road.
In a matter of just three days, four Colorado State Patrol cruisers have been struck by other motorists. While icy roads appear to have contributed to at least one of those crashes, driving under the influence did,
Boulder County drivers ranked No. 14 out of 64 counties in the state in receiving speeding citations from Colorado State Patrol troopers in 2024, according to statistics kept by the Colorado State
State Patrol provided photos of three of the four crashes it says involved troopers over the weekend. Three were on the Front Range and one was on I-70.
Colorado State Patrol has released information regarding seven separate fatal crashes over this weekend, with one in southern Colorado.
According to Colorado State Patrol, Troopers investigated hundreds of aggressive driving related incidents that resulted in injuries or death in 2024.
The driver of the semitrailer died at the scene of the crash and paramedics took the snow plow driver to a hospital with unknown injuries, Colorado State Patrol officials said.
Following a series of weekend crashes involving Colorado State Patrol troopers, the state law enforcement agency is cautioning motorists to drive more carefully, particularly in slick, icy road conditions.