Tag: Highway 85
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1 dead, 1 critically injured after Commerce City crash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A crash in Commerce City has left one man dead and another in critical condition Saturday morning, police say. Commerce City Police responded to a crash on Highway 85 near East 56th Avenue around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, according to a social media post from the…
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Highway 85 shut down following “massive” hit-and-run crash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Both directions of Highway 85 in northern Commerce City were shut down Thursday afternoon after a “massive” crash interrupted the entire highway, the Commerce City Police Department said. Officers responded to a crash around 12 p.m. on Highway 85 near 104th Avenue, according to a…
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19-year-old arrested in Brighton fatal crash involving speed, alcohol
Brighton Police officers arrested a 19-year-old man on multiple charges, including vehicular homicide, after a fatal two-vehicle crash in Brighton Saturday that left both cars in flames. The crash occurred on Saturday at 4:45 a.m. near the intersection of Highway 85 and East 144th Avenue, according to a Brighton Police Department news release. The area…
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Elk dies after running into the side of a moving police car
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An elk ran into a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s vehicle on Thursday, killing the elk and damaging the vehicle. The deputy was driving down Highway 85 north of Daniels Park Road Thursday night when the incident occurred, according to a tweet. The elk ran…
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Santa Fe and C-470 construction begins Wednesday
Douglas County begins its largest transportation construction project to date Wednesday with the widening of South Santa Fe Drive (U.S. 85) at C-470 from four to six lanes. It will close eastbound C-470 access from South Santa Fe Drive through 2023, but the flyover to eastbound lanes will remain open. Drivers going southbound on Santa…