Driver in stolen vehicle causes semi-truck rollover before stealing 2nd car from good Samaritan

MONUMENT, Colo. (KKTV) - A car thief triggered a wild chain of events during the Wednesday morning rush hour on I-25.

According to State Patrol, a driver in a stolen car made it all the way from Fountain to Monument before losing control and hitting the median as he approached the County Line Road exit (163).

A truck driver hauling small propane tanks told 11 News he swerved to avoid crashing into the car and rolled off the roadway, flipping his semi into a ditch and spilling the tanks across the grassy median.

Then a good Samaritan unwittingly became part of the story when they pulled over to help the truck driver and had their own vehicle taken. Troopers say the suspect jumped from the original stolen car into the good Samaritan’s vehicle and was last seen speeding westbound on County Line Road.

The vehicle stolen from the good Samaritan is believed to be a Subaru Crosstrek. No information has been provided on the original stolen car.

Despite the propane tank spill, State Patrol says no fuel leaked from any of the containers. Clean-up is expected to take hours, but since the semi is out of the roadway, the northbound lanes remain open.

No injuries were reported to the truck driver or the good Samaritan.

We will continue to update this story as we learn more.

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