CDOT Plow Driver Charged in Fatal I-70 Crash Involving Youth Hockey Team in Clear Creek County

Description: A CDOT plow driver has been charged following a fatal January 29, 2026 crash on I-70 in Clear Creek County involving a youth hockey team van and multiple vehicles. Read the full Press release from Colorado State Patrol Public Affairs Office...

Charges Filed in I-70 Fatal Crash Involving CDOT Plow

(Clear Creek County, COLO) - The Colorado State Patrol is providing an update regarding a fatal and injury crash that happened on January 29, 2026, at approximately 8:53 a.m. on I-70 at milepost 218, in Clear Creek County, CO. The crash involved a CDOT plow and a sprinter van carrying a youth hockey team from California and two additional passenger vehicles.

The driver of the CDOT plow, Colton A. Wiedman, a 29-year-old male, has been charged with the following:

• Careless Driving Causing Death (1 count, a Class 1 Traffic Misdemeanor)
• Careless Driving Causing Serious Bodily Injury (4 counts, each a Class 1 Traffic Misdemeanor)
• Careless Driving Causing Bodily Injury (3 counts, each a Class 1 Traffic Misdemeanor)
• Failure to Drive in a Designated Lane (1 count, a Class A Traffic Infraction)

Additional inquiries about this case should be directed to Colorado's Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office.

Arrests and charges are merely accusations until and unless a suspect is convicted of a crime. All suspects and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

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