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SB I-25 MLK Bypass Exit Re-Opens After Rollover Save Email Print
Posted: 6:33 AM May 19, 2008
Last Updated: 11:20 AM May 19, 2008
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Multiple vehicle rollover closed southbound exit ramp of I-25 at MLK bypass for hours Monday morning.

Police received several calls of a rollover accident around 2:10 a.m. Monday and when they arrived on the scene officers saw two cars leave and four to five people running away.

Police then found two cars in the field east of the I-25 exit. Both of the vehicles, a Jeep and a Ford SUV had rolled over.

The driver of the Jeep, identified as Alvaro Rodriguez-Hernandez and the passenger were taken to the hospital. The passenger was later reported to be seriously injured.

The driver of the Ford, Juan Carlos Vasquez-Garino and the other people in the car ran from the accident but police later found them. Police say the passengers in the Ford only have minor injuries.

Police believe speed and alcohol have something to do with the accident.

As of Monday morning southbound I-25 exit 139 is closed until the investigation is completed.

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