Approximately 50 Cars Involved In Crashes On Icy I-25 In Denver Area

DENVER (CBS4) - There have been a series of crashes on icy Interstate 25 in Denver Sunday afternoon involving dozens of cars. Emergency crews closed I-25 northbound just after 4 p.m. at the Emerson Street area, in the southern part of the city not far from the University of Denver campus.

Some minor injuries resulted from as much as six different accidents. A total of approximately 50 cars were involved.

Robert Peterson was one of the people involved in one of the pile-ups.

"I'm a little shaken up… It's been quite a day," Peterson said. '"It all happened way too quick, but I just remember when I looked in the rear view mirror, seeing that I could already capture like five vehicles in the mirror, turning and spinning and everything. I saw one at a higher speed and it had no control."

Snow is expected to fall into Sunday evening.