Carjacking leads to chase with Denver police before crash on I-70 in Jefferson County
A carjacking suspect was in custody on Tuesday night after Denver police officers chased them into Jefferson County before police say the suspect crashed into multiple vehicles on Interstate 70 in a stolen car. The crash was cleared after roughly 4 hours.
According to Denver Police, a call was received around 4 p.m. for a reported robbery carjacking near Colfax and Race Street in Denver. It was unknown if a suspect was armed at the time of the carjacking.
Eventually, DPD officers in patrol vehicle saw the stolen car in the area of W 46th Ave and Xavier Streets and chased it. The chase ended up on Sheridan southbound before ending up on I-70 eastbound. The chase would end up circling getting onto Federal and then back on I-70, this time westbound before another turnaround put the crash on C-470. Ultimately, the suspect in the stolen car led officers back onto I-70 eastbound before the crash.
Colorado State Patrol confirmed with CBS News Colorado, at about 5:10 p.m., a call was received for a multi-vehicle crash in the area of I-70 and 6th Ave in Jefferson County. DPD says, during the pursuit, the suspect vehicle ended up crashing into multiple vehicles at this location.
There was no report of injuries in the initial crash investigation led by CSP. No officers were reported hurt or involved in the crash caused by the suspect.
Denver PD was investigating the carjacking and brought the suspect into custody.
I-70 eastbound was completely shut down for roughly 4 hours before it was reopened to normal traffic around 9:10 p.m.
CBS News Colorado was working to confirm the identity of the suspect and the total number of vehicles involved in the crash.
