39 Vehicles Involved In Pileup On Boulder Turnpike
BOULDER, Colo. (AP/CBS4) - A total of 39 vehicles, including a tractor-trailer, were involved in six different crashes that shut down U.S. Highway 36 near Boulder Friday morning during rush hour.
Some cars were dented and some cars got jammed up underneath other cars in the area where the Boulder Turnpike descends from Louisville into Boulder.
Three people sustained minor injuries, according to the Boulder County Sheriff.
One of the drivers involved told the Daily Camera he tried to safely stop for the accident but soon he became part of the pileup.
The highway was closed between Table Mesa and McCaslin Boulevard for nearly three hours.
Hwy 36 EB is now open. 39 cars wrecked this morning. Conditions change quick. Keep some distance at high speeds. pic.twitter.com/e1OunXEkXu
— BoulderCountySheriff (@BldrCOSheriff) April 3, 2015
The crashes were among several that shut down highways in the Denver and Colorado Springs areas as icy roadways caught drivers by surprise following a light spring snowfall.
In Aurora, one person died after being thrown from a vehicle that lost control and rolled on icy Interstate 225.
Roads were snowy in the mountains, where Interstate 70 was closed for about 1 1/2 hours after several trucks spun out on Vail Pass.
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