Interstate 70 westbound has reopened in Denver after a crash in which a person was hit by a driver closed those lanes of the interstate.
That person died at the scene, the Denver Police Department said in a 4:49 a.m. tweet, and the westbound side of the interstate was closed at Lowell Boulevard. The interstate partially reopened just before 8 a.m. and fully reopened about 9:15 a.m.
officers are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and a motorist on I-70 WB near Sheridan. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver remained on scene. WB I-70 is being diverted at Lowell. Alternate routes advised.
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice)
The crash happened just a few hours after another person was hit and killed by a driver on the eastbound lanes of I-70 a few miles away near Pecos Street, Denver police reported in a 9:07 p.m. tweet.
officers are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and a motorist on I-70 EB near Pecos. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver remained on scene. Investigation is ongoing. EB I-70 is closed at Federal. Alternate routes advised.
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice)
The eastbound lanes were closed at Federal due to that crash for a couple of hours and reopened just after 11 p.m.
The drivers in both crashes stayed at the scenes, police said.
