TT roll-over on I-70... 1 killed, 4 injured
Hope everyone is OK. Be safe out there and enjoy the holiday weekend! EB I-70 near Copper Mountain this morning: on edit: I was hoping that passengers would be fine, but tragically tha...
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Being familiar with the area, then you know where Officer's Gulch is. That is where this occurred. Definitely going too fast as that portion of I-70 is deceiving with respect to how fast one "feels" they are going. "
question - the news report, as far as I know do not reference any mile post. How do you know that it was at/near Officer Gulch?..
Yes - that stretch from Copper Mtn down to the Frisco exit is a notorious 'speed trap' area because the grade is so hard to recognize that it is extremely hard to maintain the speed limit! (now don't ask me how I know!!) - Experience!
John
Being familiar with the area, then you know where Officer's Gulch is. That is where this occurred. Definitely going too fast as that portion of I-70 is deceiving with respect to how fast one "feels" they are going. "
question - the news report, as far as I know do not reference any mile post. How do you know that it was at/near Officer Gulch?..
Yes - that stretch from Copper Mtn down to the Frisco exit is a notorious 'speed trap' area because the grade is so hard to recognize that it is extremely hard to maintain the speed limit! (now don't ask me how I know!!) - Experience!
John
