Vehicle Crashes Into Weld County Ditch As Slick Conditions Take Over
WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Slick and icy conditions are believed to have contributed to a crash involving multiple vehicles in Weld County on Wednesday. Weld County Sheriff's officials closed part of County Road 74, also known as Harmony Road in Fort Collins, near Highway 257.
Several first responders rushed to the scene. Officials tell CBS4's Dillon Thomas one car was stuck in a ditch.
Images show a vehicle upside down in the ditch.
Windsor-Severance Fire Rescue officials say the vehicle rolled off the road, in part due to icy conditions. They say the vehicle was submerged.
Two women, ages 24 and 42, suffered minor injuries.
"There's a sweeping curve that goes around, and they just went right into the ditch right into where the canal is," said Todd Vess, battalion chief with Windsor-Severance Fire Rescue. "The road was closed for about an hour because they had to dig. They did close the road down because of safety."
An off-duty sheriff's deputy happened to find the scene and put the two women in his vehicle to stay warm, officials say.
First Alert Meteorologist Ashton Altieri says the areas near Fort Collins and Boulder will see more snow than parts of the Denver metro area, especially around Estes Park, Ward and Nederland.
At around 3 p.m., Colorado State Patrol reported slick driving conditions on Interstate 76.
Altieri adds single digit temperatures will be widespread Thursday morning, and Friday morning will be even colder.
