DENVER (KDVR) — A police pursuit on Interstate 70 near Floyd Hill ended with the help of snowplows.
A crew of about seven Colorado Department of Transportation workers were using radios to communicate with one another as the chase unfolded.
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“I called the team and asked them who’s willing to help,” said Michael Zamora, a supervisor with CDOT. “I wasn’t going to tell anyone what they needed to do. They all were willing to help. They all bought in.”
The situation happened on Jan. 2 around 11:30 p.m. as officers were patrolling I-70. One officer noticed a black Hyundai Accent without a working tail light. License plate readers flagged the vehicle as stolen out of Northglenn connected with a robbery in Lakewood.
Officers tried to stop the driver several times including using two tire deflation sticks, but when that didn’t work, they set up a roadblock. The suspect also managed to get around that — striking a deputy’s vehicle in the process.