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4 Colorado first responders taken to the hospital after suspected DUI driver crashes into investigation scene

Driver crashes into investigation scene, injuring 4 first responders
Driver crashes into investigation scene, injuring 4 first responders 00:42

UPDATE: Colorado firefighter, police officer remain in hospital after suspected DUI driver crashed into first responders

Two police officers and two firefighters were taken to the hospital Thursday night after a suspected DUI driver crashed into the scene of a crash investigation on Interstate 76. It happened in the Commerce City area.

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Officials say the driver went through barricades and crashed into the four first responders. Officials with the Commerce City Police Department say that driver is now in custody.

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Authorities on Friday were planning to share more details about the crash and about how the first responders are doing. One of the firefighters -- from the South Adams County Fire Department -- was described as being in critical condition.

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