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1. Three killed in crash near New Castle on Interstate 70 

Three people were killed Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash on westbound Interstate 70 near New Castle, according to the Garfield County Coroner’s Office and Colorado State Patrol.

The collision happened at mile marker 105.9, just east of New Castle. Emergency crews responded to the scene shortly after 10:19 a.m., where they found the occupants of both vehicles with fatal injuries.

The crash involved an 84-year-old woman from New Castle, who was the sole occupant of one vehicle, and an 81-year-old man and 79-year-old woman from Highland, Utah, who were in the second vehicle. The Utah man was driving, and the woman was a passenger, the coroner’s office said.

-Taylor Cramer 

2. Interstate 70 reopens near New Castle after fatal crash 

Update: Interstate 70 westbound has reopened near New Castle after a fatal crash involving two vehicles that left three people dead on Tuesday, according to Colorado State Patrol.

-Taylor Cramer 

3. Garfield County Corner releases identities of those killed in crash Tuesday on 1-70

The names of the three people killed in Tuesday’s fatal crash on Interstate 70 were released by the Garfield County Coroner’s Office in a Thursday news release. 

The crash that closed I-70 Westbound for over five hours occurred at approximately 10:15 a.m., Tuesday morning just east of New Castle at mile marker 106. All three are believed to have died due to blunt force trauma.

The deceased were identified as 84-year old female New Castle resident Dawn Ingrid Triplat; 81-year-old male, and 79-year-old female Highland, Ut. residents Richard and Teddy-Jo Headrick. 

-Staff Report 

4. Interstate 70 closed westbound near New Castle due to fatal crash

Update: Interstate 70 westbound has reopened near New Castle after a fatal crash involving two vehicles that left three people dead on Tuesday, according to Colorado State Patrol.

The crash occurred at mile marker 106, east of New Castle, with troopers responding at 10:19 a.m. CSP has not released details on how the crash happened or which parties were in which vehicle. The CSP Public Affairs office said further details are expected to be released Tuesday evening.

The Garfield County Emergency Alert System reported the road reopened at 3:49 p.m.

-Taylor Cramer 

5. ‘A pillar of community’: Longtime Glenwood Springs police officer puts down his badge after 40 years of serving the public 

When asked what the inner dynamics of the Glenwood Springs Police Department are like, many officers may use the word “family.” After all, some members of the tight knit team have weathered the best — and the worst — together for decades. 

On Monday, one of the longest-serving officers in the department, Lt. Bill Kimminau, will say goodbye to his work family, retiring after 40 years of loyal service to the city.

Kimminau’s identity has long been intertwined with his profession. He began his career in public service as a volunteer at the Glenwood Springs Fire Department in 1982 before spending four years as a fire inspector and investigator from 1985-89. 

-Julianna O’Clair