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Semi carrying beer crashes on Interstate 25 in Northern Colorado, driver arrested

By Brian Sherrod

/ CBS Colorado

Semi carrying beer crashes on Interstate 25 in Northern Colorado, driver arrested

A semi truck carrying beer crashed on Interstate 25 near Berthoud on Thursday morning just before daybreak. The driver was taken to the hospital with injuries and then arrested for suspicion of DUI.

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The driver has been identified by the Colorado State Patrol as Luis Espino Hinijo, 41, of Texas. 

The crash happened in the northbound lanes of the Colorado roadway near the intersection with Highway 56.

A lane of the interstate was closed during rush hour while crews cleaned up the crash. All lanes reopened just before 11 a.m. Thursday.

Brian Sherrod

Brian Sherrod is a multimedia journalist and the First Alert Traffic Tracker Reporter at CBS News Colorado. Share you story ideas with him by sending an email to yourreporter@cbs.com.

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