SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. — The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 reopened around noon between Silverthorne and Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel after a fatal crash.
The highway closed around 10:20 a.m. Thursday for the crash, which occurred around milemarker 213, according to Trooper Gary Cutler with Colorado State Patrol. The closure runs from exit 203 to exit 216.
The driver of a Subaru crashed into the back of a semi truck, Cutler said. The Subaru driver died at the scene.
The Colorado Department of Transportation said just after noon Thursday the eastbound lanes had reopened.
#I70 eastbound: Roadway reopened to traffic between Exit 203 - CO 9; East Frisco and Exit 216 - US 6; Loveland Pass. https://t.co/wNTmTsjB9r
— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT) October 14, 2021
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