An accident earlier this week in Wyoming resulted in the 14th highway fatality of the year in the state. 31-year-old Jason Harvard of Wheatland was driving on I-25, near Douglas, when he lost control due to icy conditions on the highway, causing the vehicle to roll, ending up in the passing lane. Harvard’s vehicle was then struck by a semi which Continue reading
Good Samaritans have picked up what they believed to be two lost dogs recently from the Sweetwater County area, and transported them to a local animal shelter. Unfortunately, the dogs were not lost, but were working sheep ranches in the area. When a sheep dog is Continue reading
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Two people were injured in an accident Friday afternoon at the intersection of 9th and Barclay in Craig. The two drivers, who were the only people involved in the accident, were both transported to the hospital for treatment. Their Continue reading
One man was arrested for drunk driving over the weekend after he crashed his car into a tree on Routt County Road 178, near the intersection of Highway 40. The man was not injured during the Continue reading
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Icy conditions on Highway 40 resulted in 2 vehicles sliding off the road early Monday morning. The drivers lost control on black ice, in separate incidents west of Hayden. According to Continue reading
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A vehicle went off the road and struck a tree Wednesday on Highway 40 east of Steamboat. A passerby called 911 and told dispatch the driver of the crashed vehicle was in the midst of a seizure. According to a representative with the Routt County Continue reading
A single vehicle accident northwest of Craig sent one person to the hospital Saturday. A man drove his truck into a ravine after he lost control on Moffat County Road 44. The man, who was hunting in the area, was transported to the hospital Continue reading
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In the early morning hours Monday, Routt County Sheriff Deputies and Colorado Wildlife officers responded to a call for a hunter who suffered a gunshot wound to the wrist. The man was transported by family members who were hunting with him in the Dunckley Continue reading
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A child was taken to the hospital this weekend after being injured in a bicycle accident in Craig. The boy was riding his bike on 9th street when he lost control around 3:30 Saturday afternoon. The boy, who was not wearing a helmet when the Continue reading
The identity of the man who was injured over the weekend in a motorcycle accident on Highway 13 12 miles south of Craig has been released. 74-year-old Richard Pederson of Minnesota crashed his motorcycle around 3 Sunday afternoon after an attempt to pass a truck on the Highway. While he Continue reading
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A vehicle that was stolen in Sweetwater County recently was recovered in Nevada and the person believed to be responsible has been taken into custody. The Ford Explorer was located in Elko Nevada with the driver, 18-year-old Joshua Rose, who is believed to be from the Sweetwater County area, being arrested for the theft of Continue reading
One man was injured in a single vehicle accident Friday morning on Highway 40, ten miles west of Craig. The male driver was outside of the vehicle when emergency crews arrived on the scene just after 8. The driver, who Continue reading
