US 550 Colorado Accident Reports
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Driver arrested on suspicion of hitting motorcyclist and fleeing scene on U.S Highway 550
- Colorado
- Durango
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 29 views
- Aug 18, 2026 03:45am
A driver suspected of hitting a motorcyclist and fleeing the crash scene was arrested last month by Colorado State Patrol on suspicion of felony vehicular assault while driving under the influence, ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 50 views
- Apr 08, 2026 03:00am
The crash happened Monday evening on Highway 550 just south of Ridgway, involving a minivan and a pickup hauling a trailer. Read More
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CSP releases preliminary details on fatal crash near Orvis Hot Springs
- Colorado
- Ridgway
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 50 views
- Apr 07, 2026 6:51pm
Colorado State Patrol released preliminary details of the fatal Highway 550 crash near Ridgway that killed a 34-year-old man and hospitalized two others. Read More
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Fatal two-vehicle crash on Highway 550 kills one, closes road near Ridgway
- Colorado
- Ridgway
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 50 views
- Apr 07, 2026 04:21am
A 34-year-old man was killed and two passengers were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 550 near Ridgway Monday evening, prompting a full closure of the highway in both directions. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 36 views
- Apr 06, 2026 8:44pm
One person died and two others were taken to the hospital with injuries Monday in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 550 south of Ridgway. The crash, which involved a Dodge Caravan and a Ford F-350 ... Read More
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Durango man dies in crash south of Durango
- Colorado
- Durango
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 108 views
- Apr 01, 2026 4:42pm
A Durango man died March 14 after driving off of U.S. Highway 550 south of Durango. William '?Willy'? Frownfelter III, 31, was driving a Subaru Outback north on Bondad Hill, near mile marker 5, about ... Read More
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Woman dies in Red Mountain Pass crash over the weekend, coroner says
- Colorado
- Ouray
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 119 views
- Aug 25, 2025 09:10am
A 65-year-old woman died Saturday in a motorcycle crash on Highway 550 on Red Mountain Pass near mile marker 90, Ouray County Coroner R. Glenn Boyd said. The ... Read More
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One dead, one injured following another crash on Highway 550
- Colorado
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 95 views
- Aug 07, 2025 10:36am
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Another fatal crash on Highway 550 redirected traffic on August 6th. Colorado State Patrol (CSP) said a white Dodge Caravan and a white Ram 1500 got into a head-on crash ... Read More
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2 dead, 1 rescued after car crashes off Red Mountain Pass
- Colorado
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 75 views
- Aug 06, 2025 2:30pm
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Two people have died, and a young girl was rescued after a car ran off Red Mountain Pass on August 5th, 2025. According to the Colorado State Patrol (CSP), a silver ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 213 views
- Aug 06, 2025 08:43am
A fatal vehicle crash occurred Wednesday morning on U.S. Highway 550 near Colona, one day after a car rolled down Red Mountain Pass, killing two. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation ... Read More
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Two people dead, one juvenile taken to the hospital after car crash on Red Mountain Pass
- Colorado
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 100 views
- Aug 05, 2025 7:44pm
Two adults have died, and one juvenile girl was taken to the hospital after a major crash along Red Mountain Pass, Colorado ... Read More
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Juvenile rescued after car rolls 320 feet down side of Colorado mountain, crashes and kills 2 adults
- Colorado
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 81 views
- Aug 05, 2025 4:08pm
A juvenile was rescued after a crash in southwestern Colorado where a car went off the highway and rolled approximately 320 feet down the side of a mountain. Read More
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2 people killed in Red Mountain Pass crash identified
- Colorado
- Ridgway
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 105 views
- Aug 05, 2025 12:08pm
According to the Colorado State Patrol, the crash involved a Honda Civic that went off the shoulder of Highway 550 near milepost 88, south of Ouray, around 8 a.m. Tuesday. Read More
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2 adults killed, 1 juvenile rescued after car crashes hundreds of feet off Million Dollar Highway
- Colorado
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 156 views
- Aug 05, 2025 12:06pm
Two adults died and a juvenile was rescued after their vehicle rolled hundreds of feet down a mountain along the Million Dollar Highway. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 79 views
- Aug 05, 2025 11:57am
A juvenile survived a crash in southwestern Colorado where a car went off the highway and rolled approximately 320 feet down the side of a mountain. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 125 views
- Aug 05, 2025 11:52am
Two people were killed after a car crashed on Red Mountain Pass and rolled 320 feet down the mountain, landing upside-down in a creek on Tuesday morning, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Read More
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Crash closes U.S. Highway 550 south of Purgatory Resort
- Colorado
- Durango
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 241 views
- Mar 05, 2025 08:58am
A crash on U.S. Highway 550 near Electra Lake, 4 miles south of Purgatory Resort, shut down all lanes of travel a little after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Emergency personnel responded to an initial ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 96 views
- Mar 05, 2025 08:58am
A head-on crash on U.S. Highway 550 near Electra Lake, 4 miles south of Purgatory Resort, shut down all lanes of travel shortly after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Both lanes of traffic reopened at 2:15 p.m. Read More
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Hearing set in US 550 crash that killed 2
- Colorado
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 146 views
- Jan 31, 2025 3:59pm
Snell allegedly struck a passenger car from behind last June, as it was stopped for active construction on U.S. 550 south of town ... 34, the Colorado State Patrol alleges. Another car passenger ... Read More
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Charges filed in June wreck that killed 2 women on U.S. 550
- Colorado
- Montrose
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 395 views
- Dec 06, 2024 3:00pm
More than six months after a construction-zone crash claimed the lives of two Montrose women, the District Attorney's Office has filed vehicular homicide charges against the alleged at-fault driver. Read More
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Hesperus teen cited in fatal head-on crash
- Colorado
- Durango
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 113 views
- Nov 15, 2024 12:44pm
A Durango High School student and football star, who was severely injured in a head-on collision north of Aztec, reportedly caused the crash that killed an Aztec man and severely injured his family. Read More
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Durango teen cited in fatal head-on collision
- Colorado
- Durango
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 308 views
- Nov 15, 2024 12:09pm
A Durango High School student, who was severely injured in a head-on collision north of Aztec, reportedly caused the crash that killed an Aztec man and severely injured his family. Braxton Waddell, ... Read More
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Durango football star Braxton Waddell seriously injured in car crash
- Colorado
- Durango
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 190 views
- Oct 30, 2024 7:40pm
Durango High School football star middle linebacker Braxton Waddell was among those injured in a head-on crash Sunday north of Aztec that killed one and injured four. The crash occurred at 11:20 a.m. Read More
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Highway 550 near Ridgway closed after multi-car crash
- Colorado
- Ridgway
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 197 views
- Oct 15, 2024 3:46pm
OURAY COUNTY, Colo. ( KREX) - U.S. Highway 550 closed Tuesday afternoon following a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Read More
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