100 Car Pile-up in Colorado
Wintry weather and black ice in Denver, Colorado on November 3 were the cause for a pile-up that impacted more than 100 vehicles. The pile-up brought dozens of tow trucks to recover wrecked vehicles, where they were brought to Mile High Stadium, which was used as a makeshift tow yard. Later vehicles were towed to autobody shops or impound lots.
Although multiple people were taken to the hospital, most reportedly walked away with minor injuries. One driver noted that he saw cars piled up as he was coming down the highway and when he went to break, slid into a dump truck and then got hit 4 more times from this chain reaction. His truck was totaled but he was ok.
Another driver involved said, “It was a scene out of Mad Max. All you could see was debris on the highway. There were car parts under my car. There were people who lost the wheels on their car. You could see radiators and fenders. It ran the gambit.”
According to DOTI’s public information officer, Vanessa Lacayo: “In Colorado, road conditions can change quickly, which is what happened along 6th Avenue, creating slick conditions before we had a chance to return to the area.”
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