Black SUV crashes and blocks lane on icy highway, Georgetown CO

Traffic

Reported: 10/28/2025 05:57 AM

Georgetown, CO

A black SUV crashed and disabled in a traffic lane near Highway 218/210 in Georgetown, causing traffic to back up. Other vehicles spun out on the icy road. Officers coordinated traffic hold and requested assistance from CDOT for traffic control. No injuries were reported.

Audio|Source: Clear Creek County Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS and Mountain Rescue - Digital

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Transcript:

00:00

...have crashed into this vehicle now.

00:04

and they are disabled in the lane.

00:09

The new vehicle is a black SUV.

00:14

Rush, do you copy something?

00:17

The name should be Chase.

00:20

Let's see if that could potentially be here.

00:24

Gotcha. I'm right here on that brown arrow and loop.

00:36

Since I saw you get ahead of me, I'm gonna, and I'm coming up now from the on-ramp, I'm gonna slow roll down to that car.

00:45

Yeah, this guy is jacked up in the number one.

00:59

Can we get CDOT notified to see if they can get some traffic control on the back to the next to 18?

01:07

Guys down all the way and then turn around because we've got a couple trucks spinning out at the 210 and lane one.

01:20

Nine Paul 45, nine fall two.

01:27

Rusty copy, the original vehicle, and leaving to the tunnel, the head back down towards where you are.

01:37

Okay, yeah, I need to hold traffic behind me.

01:43

Actually, RT6 has got them,

01:45

yeah, just head this way as well.

01:48

Presti copy.

01:52

Thank you at 659.

01:57

Oh,

01:59

two, Doug, and I'm George.

02:03

Right in.

02:06

Hey, I'm going to leave you up here with Sanchez and Phil, and then I'll take the other two to the bottom with me.

02:15

I'll take the other two to the bottom with me.

02:20

I have a grown man until the plows get to me.

02:24

Copy that.

02:26

And it looks like the deductibles met on this car doesn't appear to be any injuries.

02:31

I can probably shove this thing out the way if you want to get it cleared with State Patrol.

02:39

Okay.

02:44

Captain to all incoming be advised that the chain-out station around the corner from the 221 is backed up and stopped in the right lane of traffic.

02:57

It's very icy backside of that corner as well.

03:03

Yes, sir.

03:07

Yeah, Joe, you go ahead and shut off yours.

03:09

You're pretty much wet in that lane.

03:12

Yeah, copy now.

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