{"id":779,"date":"2026-05-23T19:04:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=779"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:04:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:04:24","slug":"eastbound-i-70-closed-in-west-metro-denver-after-fatal-rollover-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=779","title":{"rendered":"Eastbound I-70 closed in west metro Denver after fatal rollover crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Eastbound Interstate 70 is closed in west metro Denver after a rollover crash killed an 18-year-old and sent three people to the hospital with serious injuries early Saturday morning, Wheat Ridge police said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=777\">In Colorado mountain counties, coroners find ways to help their communities cope with loss<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eastbound I-70 is closed \u201cfor the foreseeable future\u201d and police are diverting traffic to Ward Road, department officials said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>Officers responded to the crash at 2:40 a.m. between Ward Road and Kipling Street. An 18-year-old man was killed in the crash and three people were taken to the hospital with injuries that are serious but not believed to be life-threatening, police spokesperson Alex Rose said.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers should plan to find an alternate route, Wheat Ridge police said. State traffic cameras shows heavy traffic near the crash closure at Kipling Street.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information about what caused the crash was not available on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=773\">PHOTOS: Vegas Golden Knights stun the Colorado Avalanche, winning Game 2 of the NHL Western Conference Final 3-1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This Is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=775\">Today in History: May 23, cigarette smoke linked to lung disease in non-smokers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastbound I-70 is closed in west metro Denver after a fatal crash involving a semi-truck early Saturday morning, Wheat Ridge police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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