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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Santa Clarita girls hockey team involved in Colorado snow plow crash that killed player’s father
A girls ice hockey team from Santa Clarita was dealing with tragedy Friday after being involved in a deadly traffic collision with an out-of-control snow plow while traveling for a tournament in Colorado. The crash occurred just before 9 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County, Colorado, when a Sprinter van carrying members of the Santa Clarita Lady Flyers hockey team was struck by a Colorado Department of Transportation snow plow t…
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DNyuzSanta Clarita girls hockey team members injured in fatal multi-vehicle crash in Colorado
Multiple members of a Santa Clarita girls hockey team were injured in Colorado after an out-of-control snow plow slammed into their sprinter van on Thursday, killing an adult traveling with the team and leaving one of the players in critical condition, authorities said.
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.
‘Absolutely devastating’: Youth hockey club president speaks out after deadly I-70 crash
The president of a California youth hockey club is speaking out after a deadly crash on Interstate 70 killed one parent and injured multiple members of a youth hockey team traveling to Colorado for a weekend tournament.
CDOT plow lost control in fatal I-70 crash involving California hockey team
Preliminary information from a Colorado State Patrol investigation shows that a CDOT plow truck was traveling westbound on Interstate 70 when the driver lost control. The plow truck traveled through the median, breaking through the cable rail and entering into the eastbound lanes. It then collided with a Toyota Tacoma that was traveling eastbound. Following impact, the Toyota went through the median and struck a BMW traveling the westbound lanes…
Santa Clarita Girls Hockey Team Involved in Fatal Crash in Colorado
Members of a girls ice hockey team from Santa Clarita were involved in a deadly traffic collision Thursday while traveling in Colorado. The crash occurred just before 9 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County, Colorado, when a van carrying members of the Santa Clarita Lady Flyers hockey team struck a Colorado Department […]
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