Tag: I70

25,000 fentanyl pills found during I-70 traffic stop

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — A man is in custody after deputies found about 25,000 fentanyl pills during a traffic stop. Mesa County Sheriff’s Deputies stopped a vehicle near Mile Marker 10 on I-70 for a traffic violation on Thursday. During the stop, deputies reportedly found about 25,000 small pills consistent with fentanyl. MCSO deputies […]

I-70, Colorado 119 close as snow hits the mountains

DENVER (KDVR) — Highways were closed in Colorado on Wednesday night at the start of a major snowstorm forecast to dump feet of snow in the mountains, foothills and Denver metro area. Here were the major closures in the high country as of 10:25 p.m., according to the Colorado Department of Transportation: I-70 Both directions […]

I-70 back open after ‘police incident’ in Huber Heights

UPDATE: 1:27 p.m. Interstate 70 in Huber Heights has reopened following a “police incident.” I-70 West was temporarily closed at SR-201/Brandt Pike. News Center 7 crew on the scene reported that the scene is clear and the highway is back open. We are working to learn what prompted the heavy police presence and will continue […]

Tractor-trailer rolls over on I-70, hazmat crews called to the scene

Hazmat crews are on the scene of a tractor-trailer rollover crash on I-70 in Washington County. Washington County Dispatchers say this happened at mile marker 14 in the eastbound lanes. at around 6:42 p.m. UPDATE: Crash on I-70 eastbound between Exit 11 – PA 221 and Exit 15 – US 40/Chestnut St. All lanes closed. […]

First responders honored for actions during I-70 bus crash

GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) — Months after a fiery chain reaction crash took the lives of six people on I-70 in Licking County, first responders are being honored for their life-saving actions. “They use words like heroes and stuff today and I don’t feel like a hero; I just was there and did what I could […]

Gladstone man killed in I-70 crash near Odessa

ODESSA, Mo. — One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Lafayette County, Missouri. The crash was reported just after 4:30 a.m. on westbound I-70, just west of Odessa, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Driver fleeing police results in crash sending multiple to hospital MSHP said the crash happened […]

Terre Haute man dies in crash on I-70 in Illinois

Jan. 16—A Terre Haute man died in a two-vehicle crash shortly after 7:10 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 70 westbound near Marshall, Illinois. Dead is Benjamin Myers, 26. Illinois State Police said preliminary information indicates Myers was driving a Toyota truck west in the right lane on Interstate 70 near milepost 147 in Clark County. Westbound […]

Crash damages I-70 overpass, closes road for repairs

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A semi-truck crash in downtown Columbus has resulted in a major roadway being closed for several days. According to Columbus police, Interstate 70 West and South 4th Street will be closed for several days after the semi-truck hit a bridge at I-70 and South 4th Street. The crash happened at approximately […]