Body cam video shows stolen shuttle bus striking vehicle of Colorado officer responding to I-70 crash
Authorities are searching for a suspect who stole a shuttle bus in Colorado on Friday and crashed into a law enforcement patrol vehicle on Interstate 70 at the scene of a crash under investigation.
The stolen vehicle is a Clear Creek County Roundabout shuttle bus that was taken while it was parked in Georgetown, the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office said.
Around 12:40 p.m., Idaho Springs police officers were responding to a single-car crash on I-70 eastbound. Authorities said the stolen shuttle bus sped into the scene of the investigation, struck and damaged the patrol vehicle, nearly hit first responders and then drove off. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in either crash.
The sheriff's office said the express lane and left lane of the interstate were blocked while authorities investigated the scene.
Body camera video from an Idaho Springs police officer showed the bus apparently ignoring the roadblock as it sped through the crash scene. The officer can be seen holding a gun but not firing it and heard saying "Watch out! Watch out!" to the other first responders, one of whom tried get out of the way of the speeding bus by climbing up on the I-70 median. The bus can be seen shearing off part of the side of the patrol vehicle.
The shuttle bus was later found still running and abandoned in a Denver alley near 13th Avenue and Osage Street.
One of its wheels could be seen with heavy damage.
So far there's no description of what the suspect looks like.


