Semi Rollover impacts traffic on I-70

Author: PJ Edgell, Digital Content Director/Reporter, pjedgell@kjct8.com
POSTED: 11:02 AM MST Dec 07, 2012 
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. -

The Colorado State Patrol was called to a semi truck rollover around 3:00 a.m. Friday on I-70.

According to troopers, a semi truck was traveling westbound in  Glenwood Canyon about a mile east of Hanging Lake Tunnel when the driver hit a guardrail, rolling the truck.

The truck blocked both westbound lanes of the highway.

One westbound lane was reopened at 6:00 a.m. after crews were able to investigate the crash and clean the road.

Both westbound lanes of I-70 are expected to be open at 12:00 p.m. Friday, according the the Colorado State Patrol.

The driver of the semi, 37-year-old Matthew Wilson, is from Westminster.

He was taken to Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs for minor injuries, according to authorities.

Wilson was issued a citation for careless driving.

  • Copyright 2012 KJCT. All rights reserved.

    This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

    The following are comments from our users. Opinions expressed are neither created nor endorsed by KJCT, its web master or its television station management. These comments are moderated by the community. To report an offensive or otherwise inappropriate comment, click the "Flag" link that appears beneath that comment. Comments that are flagged will alert our editorial staff.