Illegal turn on I-25 caused thousands to be late Thursday morning

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. -- An illegal turn is apparently to blame for making thousands of people who drive Interstate 25 late to work, and other places, Thursday morning.

The Colorado State Patrol started getting reports about a crash on Interstate 25, near Plum Creek Parkway, around 6:30 a.m.

Troopers said the first collision involved multiple vehicles. Then troopers found more than one crash.

I/25 N/Southbond are snarled due to at least 4 crashes involving multiple vehicles. The interstate is closed until cleanup SB at the 175

— CSP Castle Rock (@CSP_CastleRock) October 27, 2016

After clearing the crashes and getting traffic moving, the Colorado State Patrol said several drivers were ticketed.

In addition to those tickets, the Colorado State Patrol said it found one driver with an arrest warrant and another driver who was driving without a license after a DUI.

All crashes S of CR on I25 are clear. Several drivers were cited for bad driving as well as a warrant arrest and not having a lic. for a DUI

— CSP Castle Rock (@CSP_CastleRock) October 27, 2016

Investigators believe one of the crashes was caused by a driver making an illegal turn from northbound I-25 to southbound I-25. Troopers believe the driver used the emergency vehicle turnaround in the median of the highway.

SB I25 Traffic is now open. It appears a NB driver made an illegal U-Turn at the Emer. Veh. cut thru and attempted to go SB. pic.twitter.com/Pkllo3j5D7

— CSP Castle Rock (@CSP_CastleRock) October 27, 2016