US EditionSanta Clarita Youth Hockey Players Hospitalized After Deadly Colorado Crash
- On Thursday, a multi-vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 70 at mile marker 218 near Herman Gulch killed the Mercedes‑Benz Sprinter van driver and injured eight people, including five juveniles and three adults.
- Preliminary Colorado State Patrol findings indicate a westbound Colorado Department of Transportation snowplow lost control, crossed the median and cable rail, then struck a pickup and a Sprinter van.
- Ten people were in the Sprinter van; seven were transported to Denver Health and one juvenile was airlifted with critical injuries, according to officials.
- Eastbound I-70 was closed to exit 205 near Silverthorne with no reopening estimate; officials advised Highway 9 and Highway 285 detours, and lanes began reopening Thursday afternoon.
- The Clear Creek County Coroner's Office said it will identify the deceased driver later, while the Colorado State Patrol Vehicular Crimes Unit leads the investigation and the Santa Clarita Flyers were in Colorado for a tournament due Friday.
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Cali girl hockey team’s van hits snowplow in Colorado, killing one player’s dad and injuring others
The Santa Clarita Lady Flyers, a girls ice hockey team of 12-and-under players from the Santa Clarita Valley, were headed to a Western Girls Hockey League tournament near Denver when tragedy struck in the morning on Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County.
Crash between CDOT plow and hockey team van leaves one person dead and multiple injured
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- A driver is dead and eight passengers were transported for medical treatment following a multi-vehicle crash on eastbound I-70 on Thursday morning, the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) says. Troopers say the crash involved a Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) snowplow, two passenger vehicles, and a sprinter van carrying a hockey team from California. The Colorado State Patrol responded to the scene at mil…
Crash involving plow, hockey team van kills driver, injures 8, prompting extended eastbound I-70 closure near tunnels
11:15 a.m.: The Colorado State Patrol responded to a fatal crash this morning around 8:53 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 70 at mile point 218, involving a snow plow, a sprinter van carrying a hockey team from California and two additional passenger vehicles. Initial reports indicate the driver of the sprinter van was declared dead at the scene. Additionally, eight people, including five juveniles and three adults, were transported by ground ambula…
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