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CDOT Snowplow, Van Crash on I-70 Kills Driver
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A routine winter drive turned into a nightmare Thursday morning on Interstate 70 in the Eisenhower Tunnel corridor when a Colorado Department of Transportation snowplow collided with a Sprinter van carrying a youth hockey team from California.
Get our free mobile appWhat We Know About the AccidentAccording to the Colorado State Patrol, the crash happened just after 8:50 a.m. at mile 218 near Herman Gulch.
Colorado Department of Transportation Colorado Department of Transportation loading...CDOT and the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office initially closed eastbound I-70 at the crash site, snarling travel through a corridor that is already infamous for winter wrecks and weather-related closures.
This stretch of I-70 has a long history of brutal winter weather, whiteout conditions, and high-speed crashes, something every Coloradan knows all too well.
Gallery Credit: Tim GrayDangerous Road: Colorado's Wolf Creek Pass Wolf Creek Pass is a beautiful Colorado drive, but in the wintertime it is one of the most dangerous roads in Colorado.