A deadly ATV accident early yesterday morning in Eagle County has highlighted the need for ATV riders to take steps to ensure their safety. Eagle County Deputies discovered the body of a man at the Family Dollar in Gypsum who had apparently died after crashing his ATV. The man was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, and Continue reading
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Deadly ATV Accident Prompts Calls For Safety
UPDATE: I-70 Closed, Traffic Detoured Through NW Colorado
An accident on I-70 west Gypsum this morning has closed the highway in both directions. A tractor trailer and a semi hauling diesel fuel collided on the highway just before six this morning. The collision caused 21,000 gallons of diesel fuel to spill onto the median of the Continue reading
Eagle County Detectives Make Cocaine Arrests
Detectives with the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office confiscated 62 grams of cocaine and 2.37 grams of methamphetamine during an undercover drug operation Tuesday evening. The undercover operation was initiated after receiving information that 23 year old Mateo Serna Guitierrez, from Dotsero, may be selling cocaine. Continue reading
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Tagged cocaine, Dotsero, Eagle County Detention Facility, Eagle County Sheriff's Office, Failure to Appear, Failure to Comply, Garfield, Gypsum, Jesus Lorenzo Gonzalez Payan, Mateo Serna Guitierrez, methamphetamine, Mexico, Miguel Delgado-Martinez, Re-Entry After Deportation, undercover drug operation
Former Deputy Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Assault
A former Eagle County sheriff’s deputy has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting a Gypsum woman. 42-year-old Timothy Joseph Hay entered his plea Wednesday. His trial is scheduled for March 23rd. If convicted, he could be sentenced to 4 years to life in prison. He’s free on $15,000 bond. Continue reading
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Fatal Crash Near Wolcott
A one vehicle crash occurred on Colorado 6 near Wolcott in Eagle County Tuesday night. The investigation shows a 1996 Honda Civic being driven by twenty four year old Yonathan Serna-Guerra of Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado 6, crash, Eagle County, Gypsum, State Patrol, Vail Valley Medical Center, Wolcott, Yonathan Serna-Guerra
Tanker Fire Reason for I-70 Closure Yesterday
A tanker caught fire yesterday evening, closing westbound Interstate 70 near Gypsum for about an hour. Nobody was injured in the blaze. Just after 5 yesterday, 43-year-old Vincent Vanputten, of Commerce City, was driving a tractor-trailer loaded with gasoline, when the trailer blew a tire and Continue reading
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Tagged Commerce City, Eagle, fire, gasoline, Gypsum, Highway 6, I-70, Interstate 70, tanker, tractor-trailer, Vincent Vanputten
Details Released in Arrest of 13-Year Old Boy for Murder
More details have emerged in the arrest of a 13-year old Gypsum boy for murder. Deputies have identified the victim as Joseph Kelly, Jr. Kelly was found inside his home, dead from two gunshot wounds to the head. By the time he was found by deputies, he had been dead for about 6 days. Deputies were alerted Continue reading
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Tagged 13-year old, 1st degree murder, gunshot wounds, Gypsum, Joseph Kelly, Jr., Kai Kelly, murder
