Unprepared drivers caused an extended closure on Interstate 70 on Tuesday night, March 4, leaving vehicles stranded for hours on end, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
During the “major closure” state highway officials responded to multiple incidents involving spun-out passenger vehicles, commercial motor vehicles and collided semis, all blocking eastbound I-70 between Silverthorne and the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels, CDOT mountain corridor communications manager Austyn Dineen said in an email.
“When unprepared motorists — both passenger and commercial — fail to take responsibility, closures will continue and likely worsen,” Dineen said in her email. “The bottom line: Drivers must take responsibility for their own safety. If everyone drove cautiously and prepared for conditions, we’d see fewer crashes and major closures.”…