Eastbound I-70 closed at Georgetown, Colo., after crash involving deputy vehicles and two semis
· Safety · Nov 12 · By Truker
Colorado State Patrol says eastbound I-70 near milepost 228 at Georgetown is closed after a Nov. 12 multi-vehicle crash that struck three Clear Creek County deputy patrol vehicles and involved two semis.
The points
- 1Colorado State Patrol says troopers responded at about 11:25 a.m. Nov. 12 to eastbound I-70 near milepost 228, Georgetown, where Clear Creek County deputies were assisting a semi that "may have been on fire."
- 2CSP says a vehicle struck three deputy patrol vehicles and caused a crash including four additional vehicles and one additional semi.
- 3CSP says two deputies were taken to an area hospital, one motorist was airlifted, and three more motorists were transported by ground.
- 4CSP says eastbound lanes "are currently closed" and directs drivers to COtrip.org for the most up-to-date closure information.
- 5COtrip showed eastbound I-70 closed between the Silverthorne and Georgetown areas, and US 6 eastbound over Loveland Pass also closed, as of 2:42 p.m. MST, with no reopening time posted.
- 6Update, 2:42 p.m. MST: An earlier version of this story repeated CSP's initial detour via Exit 205 to eastbound US 6. COtrip now shows US 6 eastbound over Loveland Pass closed, so that detour is not currently available.
Why it matters
I-70 is Colorado's main east-west interstate through the mountains; eastbound freight out of Summit County toward Denver should plan around the closure and check COtrip before running the corridor.
What we read
Colorado State Patrol Nov. 12, 2026 release (via Forth): forth.news · COtrip: cotrip.org