A crash at the Morrison off-ramp along Interstate 70 this week is a reminder of what can happen if truck drivers lose control of their vehicles while descending the steep slopes of the highway. The Colorado State Patrol says a truck hauling baking soda lost its brakes heading eastbound, passing a runaway truck ramp and exiting at Morrison, crossing Highway 93, ending up in a Colorado Department of Transportation lot on the east side of the highway. Fortunately, no cross traffic was on Highway 93 as the truck crossed the road.
“An off-ramp simply has no mechanism to slow down a truck. The potential for injury and death at the bottom of that intersection is extremely high,” said Colorado State Patrol Major JP Burt. Burt is the operational services branch commander with the responsibility of overseeing motor carrier safety.
“Using an exit ramp for an out-of-control truck is a really dangerous endeavor,” said Burt…