Colorado Crash Report: Truck overturns on I-70 in Denver after driver falls asleep  

Crash Report – I-70 & Harlan Street 

  Denver, CO 

 

Report ID: 2023 June 13

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: Semi-Truck

Occupants: 1

Injuries/Fatalities: No

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Dry

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Single Vehicle, rollover 

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

DENVER, CO – A truck driver fell asleep, prompting the motorist to strike a barrier on I-70, which led the truck to overturn around 5 a.m. Tuesday. As indicated in the source’s photo, the vehicle landed on its side. The driver was unharmed. The west and eastbound lanes on I-70 closed for a couple of hours and reopened before 7:30 a.m.

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The information in this story has details from CBS News and is NOT to be used as an official Colorado crash report.

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