Retired Photojournalist covering the Northern Bureau for Breaking News, Weather & Traffic Alerts for Weld, Larimer, Northern Boulder & Eastern Morgan Counties.
Traffic Alert: Windsor --- Northbound Hwy-257 @ Crossroads Blvd is blocked for a two vehicle crash with injuries. WPD asking for EMS to 'step it up emergent'
Traffic Alert: Weld Co. Hwy-85 @ CR-28. All SB lanes are blocked for a semi. vs. semi (one semi has rolled). PD is closing all SB lanes @ Hwy-60 due to a massive amount of rock dumped on the road.
This is just south of Platteville. This will be an extended closure due to a large cleanup operation. C-Dot is in route to set up barricades. NB lanes are open.
Traffic Alert: Weld Co. Hwy-85 @ CR-28. All SB lanes are blocked for a semi. vs. semi (one semi has rolled). PD is closing all SB lanes @ Hwy-60 due to a massive amount of rock dumped on the road.
Traffic Alert: Hwy-34 near Weld CR-15 & Colorado Blvd. Hearing a bad 2-car crash with a vehicle on fire and one person possibly trapped inside. Expect major traffic issues.
- More OVERNIGHT NEWS -
Milliken: 600 Blk of Bobcat Dr. - Double Shooting, two shot in what's being described as an Accidental Shooting. Both victims transported to MCR. MPD is investigating the incident.
UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies (MCR) is a Level I Trauma Center, making it the first and only hospital in northern Colorado with the highest classification for adult trauma care. (The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, July, 2022).
-OVERNIGHT NEWS-
10pm: Greeley - 2 car crash @ Hwy-257 & CR-54. 6 severly people injured, 3 in critical condition. Trauma patients rushed to MCR in Loveland.
10:50 pm - Loveland: Denver & Eisenhower head-on crash. One deceased on scene, 2nd in extremely grave condition.
It's important to note that MCR in Loveland told EMS ambulances not to transport any more trauma patients to their hospital. It's unknown why? Short staffed? Too many trauma patients already?
Heads-Up: Large Police Presence in Greeley. A lengthy multiple agency police chase just ended at E. 24th St. & Balsam Ave in Greeley. Female driver, male passenger taken into custody after crashing, possibly wanted for a homicide. No injuries to officer’s or bystanders.