US 491 Colorado Accident Reports
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Semitrailer rollover shuts down U.S. 160 / 491 south of Cortez
- Colorado
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 55 views
- Dec 22, 2025 08:16am
A semitrailer crash early Monday closed U.S Highway 160 / 491 about 3 miles south of County Road G at County Road E, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The Montezuma County ... Read More
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Car crashes into front door of Jenkins and Co.
- Colorado
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 77 views
- Sep 25, 2024 3:35pm
On Sept. 25, officers responded to reports that a car had crashed into the front door of Jenkins and Co. located at 1335 East 11th Street. Read More
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Showers provide snow in higher elevations of Southwest Colorado
- Colorado
- Cortez
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 171 views
- Nov 20, 2023 06:00am
There were two traffic accidents that occurred Sunday on U.S. Highway 160 East heading over wolf creek pass and another one on U.S. Highway 491 between Cortez and Dove Creek. The Colorado ... Read More
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Crash on U.S. Highway 491 north of Cortez injures driver
- Colorado
- Cortez
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Jun 24, 2021 00:17am
The driver a pickup truck hauling a trailer was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when the pickup crashed into the back of a semitrailer on U.S. Highway 491, according to the Colorado State Patrol ... Read More
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Cortez man dies in suspected DWI crash on U.S. Highway 491 near Shiprock
- Colorado
- Cortez
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Dec 26, 2025 05:05am
An Arizona man was arrested Monday in connection with a fatal drunken-driving crash that killed a Cortez man on U.S. Highway 491 outside Shiprock. Casey Wade Russell, 49, of Gilbert, Arizona, was ... Read More
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Driver ejected from SUV after hitting semitrailer on U.S. 491
- Colorado
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Nov 20, 2025 12:26pm
A crash Wednesday afternoon between an SUV and a semitrailer closed U.S. Highway 491 for nearly two hours after the SUV driver was ejected and seriously injured. The crash occurred south of Stotz ... Read More
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Update: U.S. Highway 491 reopened after crash
- Colorado
- Yellow Jacket
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Jan 02, 2023 08:45am
U.S. Highway 491 near Yellow Jacket was reopened at 3:45 p.m. following a one-vehicle crash around 2 p.m., according to the Colorado State Patrol. The crash involved a Ford F150 pickup pulling a horse ... Read More
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Cortez man killed in crash on U.S. Highway 160 / 491
- Colorado
- Cortez
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jan 11, 2019 12:44pm
A Cortez man was killed Thursday night after a three-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 160 / 491, near western town limits of Cortez. According to Colorado State Trooper Jeffrey Chmielewski, arou ... Read More
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Collision kills driver on U.S. 491 - The Durango Herald
- Colorado
- Pleasant View
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Feb 18, 2015 05:25am
The driver of the SUV was killed. Pleasant View firefighters and Colorado State patrolmen clear the scene of a fatal crash Wednesday on U.S. Highway 491 and Road EE north of Pleasant View. Read More
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Workers blast massive boulder blocking Colorado Highway 145
- Colorado
- Cortez
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- May 26, 2019 5:00pm
CORTEZ - Workers have blasted apart a house-sized boulder that crashed onto and shut down a southwestern Colorado highway linking Durango and Ouray. The Colorado Department of Transportation says ... Read More
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Two crashes, one fatal, shut down southwestern Colorado highways - The Denver Post
- Colorado
- Yellow Jacket
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Nov 14, 2018 10:16pm
Two separate traffic crashes in southwestern Colorado shut down two highways on Wednesday night. A two-vehicle crash on U.S. 491 left one dead and shut down the highway south of Cortez, ... Read More
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Update: Crash kills three people on U.S. 491 south of Cortez
- Colorado
- Cortez
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Mar 29, 2021 12:59pm
Three people died Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 491 south of Cortez, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The crash occurred at mile marker 1, north of the New Mexico State ... Read More
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Two separate crashes, one fatal, shut down two highways in southwestern Colorado
- Colorado
- Cortez
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Nov 14, 2018 10:16pm
Two separate traffic crashes in southwestern Colorado shut down two highways on Wednesday night. A two-vehicle crash on U.S. 491 left one dead and shut down the highway south of Cortez ... Read More
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Pleasant View plans new $1 million fire station
- Colorado
- Pleasant View
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Nov 12, 2017 8:33pm
The Pleasant View Fire Department is run by 14 volunteer firefighters, Yoder said. It is often the first department on scene for crashes on U.S. 491, '?which continues to get more busy.'? ... Read More
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'Yellowjackets' Copyright Lawsuit Against Showtime Dismissed
- Colorado
- Yellow Jacket
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Apr 28, 2025 4:46pm
Both the hit series and 2015 film "Eden" are about soccer teams that crash in a plane and resort to cannibalism The post 'Yellowjackets' Copyright Lawsuit Against Showtime Dismissed appeared first on ... Read More
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Minor veers off road in Pleasant View, crashes into building
- Colorado
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Apr 13, 2025 6:20pm
A 17-year-old drowsy driver veered off the road in Pleasant View and crashed into a building on a sunny Sunday evening, March 30. The silver SUV was traveling northbound on Colorado Highway 491 when ... Read More
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Cortez, CO - Multiple Injuries in Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Deputies and Semis on US491
- Colorado
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Mar 28, 2025 1:30pm
Cortez, CO (March 28, 2025) - Medics and fire crews worked to assist those suffering from injuries after a series of crashes involving two semi-trailers, a Sheriff's Office vehicle, and a passenger ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jan 31, 2025 11:13am
Jan. 30, a two-vehicle collision in Cortez on U.S. Highway 491 affected traffic for almost two hours, and put both drivers in the hospital. A 40 year-old-man from Boise, Idaho, who was ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Nov 25, 2024 10:46am
A Civil Air Patrol training mission in Larimer County, Colorado, ended tragically on Saturday ... a nonprofit organization and the official auxiliary of the US Air Force, is involved in various ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Nov 14, 2024 11:10am
The Cortez Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for a man who allegedly led officers on a high-speed chase before crashing his car and fleeing the scene on foot. The warrant was issued ... Read More
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Is '?Yellowjackets'? Based on a True Story? All About the Gory Aftermath of the 1972 Plane Crash That Inspired the Series
- Colorado
- Yellow Jacket
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Oct 08, 2024 07:07am
Yellowjackets was also inspired by the iconic 1954 novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding. The book follows a group of boys who find themselves stranded on an island after their plane crashes. Read More
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US Celebrity News
- Colorado
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Sep 04, 2024 5:00pm
EXCLUSIVEAngelina Jolie's son Pax shows off injuries as he's seen for FIRST time since horror crash - while sending an emotional message as estranged dad Brad Pitt hits Venice Angelina Jolie 's ... Read More
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Mfuleni toddler drowns in stagnant water left after storms
- Colorado
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Aug 23, 2024 01:15am
In a heart-wrenching tragedy for a Mfuleni family, 1-year-old Sinoxolo Sethi's life was tragically cut short after he accidentally fell into stagnant flood water and drowned. Read More
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Israeli troops launch a new assault into Gaza's Khan Younis as mediators push for cease-fire talks
- Colorado
- US 491
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Aug 09, 2024 00:30am
With tensions running high along the Israel-Lebanon border, an Israeli drone strike on Friday crashed into an SUV in the Lebanese city of Sidon, killing a Hamas official identified as Samer al-Haj on ... Read More
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