Box truck crashes into median, blocks highway on I-70, Adams County CO

Traffic

Reported: 10/28/2025 03:37 AM

Adams County, CO

A box truck crashed into the median on eastbound I-70 near mile marker 219 in Adams County, Colorado. The truck became tangled in the highway cable barrier and is blocking the median. No injuries have been reported. The truck cannot be moved safely until daylight, and removing it will require closing the road and cutting the cable barrier.

Audio|Source: Front Range - CDOT Safety Patrol and Traffic Management Teams

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Transcript:

00:00

Yes, I've got a box truck into the median,

00:04

tangled up in the cable row at the 219, eastbound 70.

00:13

I'll get forth in game.

00:15

Go check for injuries.

00:18

Golden, nine fall two.

00:20

All two, Golden.

00:25

Yeah, do you have a CSP[1] or whoever en route to this location?

00:35

I have not contacted them yet, I will let them know.

00:41

Okay, yeah, that's...

00:42

yeah...

00:47

Do you know if we have any injuries for the crash yet?

00:52

It doesn't appear to be no injuries.

00:56

They don't have chains on though.

01:02

Coffee 444.

01:03

Tangled up in this cable rail.

01:10

Holden's 518 John.

01:13

518 John. 518 John.

01:17

Good morning, please show me in service.

01:24

Good morning, please show me in service at 445.

01:31

Golden, I'm fault two.

01:35

I'll call to you, Golden.

01:37

Yeah, at this point,

01:39

the conditions are not safe to do anything for him.

01:42

I told him to sit in this truck.

01:45

He's off the road, he's tangled up in a cable rail.

01:47

He's going to have to wait for daylight.

01:49

If CSP[1] wants to come pay him a visit, they can, but I'm leaving him right where he's at.

01:57

Probably 446.

01:58

CSP[1] is aware of the situation.

02:02

Yeah,

02:03

we're going to have to close it up and cut cable, rail, post, and everything just to get this out, this guy out.

02:10

So it's going to be an event.

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CSP: Colorado State Patrol

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