Trooper, driver injured after Colorado State Patrol vehicle hit along C-470
DENVER (KDVR) — A driver crashed into a Colorado State Patrol vehicle on the side of Eastbound C-470 in Douglas County Friday morning, prompting a road closure.
CSP said a trooper was conducting a traffic stop on the right shoulder of the road when her patrol vehicle was hit by another vehicle from behind.
The Douglas County Sheriff's office was requested to assist and said the trooper was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The driver also sustained minor injuries and was cited for careless driving.
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CSP and the sheriff's office remind drivers that state law requires drivers to move over or slow down when an emergency vehicle is on the shoulder of a road.
'This crash highlights the dangers law enforcement officers and other roadside workers face daily. Move over and slow down when approaching emergency vehicles or any vehicles with flashing lights. This includes law enforcement, fire, EMS, tow trucks, and other roadside workers,' the sheriff's office wrote in a post on X.
According to COtrip, the Colorado Department of Transportation's online road conditions tool, a safety closure was put in place on eastbound C-470 between Erickson Boulevard and University Boulevard. The University Boulevard exit was blocked due to the crash, but the roadway has since reopened.
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