Overview
- The 8:53 a.m. collision at milepost 218 involved a CDOT snowplow, two passenger vehicles, and a sprinter van carrying a California youth hockey team of 10.
- The van’s driver died at the scene; eight occupants were hospitalized, including a juvenile flown to a trauma center in critical condition.
- CSP’s preliminary findings say the westbound plow lost control, broke through cable rail into eastbound lanes, hit a Toyota Tacoma, and then struck the van, which went down an embankment.
- Of the eight injured from the van, five are minors and three are adults; four children were later discharged or near discharge, while two adults are in serious condition and one is in fair condition, according to Denver Health.
- Eastbound I-70 closures were extended before lanes began reopening by mid-afternoon, and the coroner will release the deceased driver’s identity as the vehicular-crimes unit continues its investigation.