The Brief
- A 58-year-old Phoenix man survived after his SUV rolled multiple times down a steep switchback near the summit of Imogene Pass in Colorado.
- The driver had unknowingly entered a section of the mountain pass that was officially closed due to ice, hitting a frozen patch and losing control of his car.
- Emergency crews responded to the scene, where the driver had managed to extricate himself from the wreckage and climb 150 feet back to the road.
TELLURIDE, Colo. – A Phoenix man somehow walked away with non-life-threatening injuries Thursday morning after his SUV rolled multiple times down a steep switchback near the summit of Colorado’s rugged Imogene Pass.
What we know:
The harrowing incident triggered a rapid, multi-agency emergency response, highlighting the unpredictable and treacherous conditions that remain on high-altitude mountain passes early in the summer season. Officials later revealed the 58-year-old driver had unknowingly crossed into a section of the pass that was still officially closed to the public due to ice.…