Colorado Tesla driver blames car’s Autopilot for speeding
A man driving a red Tesla was pulled over in Parker after an officer found him traveling 64 mph in a 45-mph zone, but he blamed the vehicle’s Autopilot.
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I-70 closed at Eisenhower Tunnel for crash, safety concerns
Westbound I-70 was closed for a crash between Exit 216 for Loveland Pass and Colorado 9, according to CDOT. The eastbound lanes were closed for safety concerns.
5 dead after car drives off cliff in western Colorado
Investigators believe the car was headed southbound on Lookout Lane when it veered off the road in Grand Junction and crashed, police said.
4 injured in head-on Thornton crash
Four people were injured Sunday in a head-on collision near East 100th Avenue and Riverdale Road, according to the Thornton Fire Department.
Pedestrian killed in northeast Denver crash, police say
The fatal crash happened Saturday evening near Tower Road and 69th Avenue in northeast Denver, police said.
Officer shot, man killed in Golden gas station shooting
Golden police fatally shot a man who opened fire on officers, injuring one, in a confrontation at a gas station on West Colfax Avenue early Saturday morning, city officials said.
Scooter rider killed in crash near Denver airport fell onto the road, police say
A pedestrian was killed in a crash near Denver International Airport overnight, Denver police said Friday morning.
Man charged with driving on U.S. 36 bikeway in Boulder County
A man was arrested Thursday and charged with driving on the U.S. 36 bikeway on Sunday.
Former Parker police sergeant pleads guilty to unlawful sexual conduct
Former Parker police Sgt. Troy Brienzo pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual conduct after he was indicted for actions on duty, according to court records.
Judge throws out murder convictions for Colorado woman accused of killing her 3 children in house fire
El Paso County District Court Senior Judge Michael Mullins, in a written order last weekend, vacated Deborah Nicholls’ convictions nearly four months after he found that prosecutors wrongly kept secret evidence that cast doubt on Nicholls’ guilt during her original jury trial.