8-Car Accident Closes Road in SW Colorado Springs

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Posted: 9:09 AM Jan 12, 2009
Last Updated: 11:52 AM Jan 12, 2009
Reporter: KKTV
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Colorado Springs police say the intersection of Cresta Road and Cheyenne Boulevard has re-opened after an eight-car accident Monday morning. It was closed at least an hour.

Police say there were no injuries in the accident but it took a while for the road to reopen due to the area the accident occured in. Cresta Road and Cheyenne Boulevard intersect at the bottom of a hill and police say tow trucks had a hard time getting to the accident to clear the scene.

Cheyenne Mountain schools were not affected by the accident because they were in session by the time the accident occured.

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Posted by: Tom Location: CS on Jan 12, 2009 at 02:06 PM
Maybe one day we can all be so perfect like Rich...this section is for people to make comments and if you dont want to read them then DON'T!!

Posted by: Rich Location: Co Springs on Jan 12, 2009 at 12:56 PM
A two hour delay still wouldn't have done any good. The snow got worse and the temps dropped. If your going to complain about something you know you have to live with, then keep your complaints to yourself. Better yet, why not leave to Southern Cal and enjoy the weather there. But, then you have all the polution, overpopulation, and heavy traffic to deal with. Suck it up!

Posted by: Another Mom Location: Cresta on Jan 12, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Agree that there should have been a two hour delay...the roads were horrible, cautious driving was not enough. And KKTV should check their facts...we came upon the accident at 7:15, well before schools were in session, so Canon, CMJH, and CMHS were all affected as a major route to all three schools was closed, causing back ups on all other routes.

Posted by: Bob Location: COS on Jan 12, 2009 at 10:37 AM
News Flash!!!! Winter storm = hazardous driving conditions......DUH!!!

Posted by: Mom Location: Cresta on Jan 12, 2009 at 09:58 AM
We were in backed up traffic for an hour due to these accidents after avoiding sideways sliding and standing cars on 115, thinking we are lucky and make it to school...not so.... I doubt that this route didn't affect school, not a delay but missing students. Due to black ice under the snow, they should have had a two hour delay! That would have saved a lot of headaches, insurance money and higher premiums for those students involved that were driving. Some of them kindly walked up the hill and informed us, who were waiting a long time in traffic, about what is going on and that there is no way through. We finally turned around and went home. Even the snow plow didn't get there on that hill to ease the situation at the time....

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