Daily Summaries

2026-02-21 06:01:06

  • Multiple crashes on I‑70 (rollovers, jackknifes, semi off roadway)

    • Type of Incident: Multiple highway crashes / jackknifes
    • Locations: I‑70 mile marker 29 (wb), mile marker 32 (westbound), mile marker 56 (eastbound, jackknifed semi); exit 2 (Rabbit Valley) semi into ditch; additional reports near mile marker ~58
    • Times: earliest reports ~06:49–07:00; major jackknife activity ~12:20–12:40; exit 2 semi ~08:39
    • Details:
      • MM29: single‑occupant sedan rollover/median collision — male conscious, breathing, complaining of shoulder/arm pain; EMS & State Patrol notified; patient to hospital.
      • MM32: single vehicle into barrier, driver with left arm pain; engine/ambulance responses.
      • MM56: large jackknifed semi blocking/impeding eastbound lanes — traffic reduced to slow by officers; CDOT/plow requested; fire and ambulance on scene; driver initially code 4.
      • Exit 2 (Rabbit Valley): semi off roadway into ditch, unknown injuries initially; State Patrol notified.
      • Several other slide‑offs reported in the same corridor; CareFlight considered for at least one incident.

  • Major rollover(s) / single‑vehicle crashes on Highway 50 corridor

    • Type of Incident: Single‑vehicle rollovers / slide‑offs
    • Locations: Hwy 50 & 32 Road (rollover reported); Hwy 50 & Willow Bend; multiple slide‑offs on the hill south of 32 Road
    • Times: ~07:00–07:15 and into the morning around 12:20
    • Details: Vehicles rolled or slid on icy roadway; initial concerns about entrapment resolved in several cases (occupants self‑extricated). Fire/EMS and State Patrol were notified/attending. Deputies repeatedly reported the hill south of 32 Road was heavily iced and causing multiple slide‑offs.

  • Multi‑vehicle slide‑offs at F‑Road & 33½ Road — one vehicle into camper

    • Type of Incident: Multiple‑vehicle slide‑offs / collision with mobile unit (camper)
    • Location: F‑Road & 33½ Road (curve)
    • Time: first reports ~07:55–08:00
    • Details: Several vehicles slid off the road around a curve; one vehicle struck a camper trailer. Multiple vehicles involved; two ambulances dispatched; initial reports of no life‑threatening injuries found by crews but area required traffic control and State Patrol notification.

  • RV fully engulfed (brush/structure fire) near Desert / 27¼ Road (BLM area)

    • Type of Incident: RV fire — fully involved
    • Location: Desert & 27.25 Road (near the dam) — BLM/remote area (coords were given in radio traffic)
    • Time: evening ~17:45–18:00
    • Details: RV fully involved on arrival; occupants were out. Brush unit, water tender, battalion and engines responded; overhaul conducted. Incident determined to be on BLM land (BLM advised); fire extinguished; units remained for overhaul. Coroner was mentioned as responding to a related incident in the day’s traffic log (check agency notes if needed).

  • Mail/box truck (engine) fire — Periwinkle / Prairie Winkle area

    • Type of Incident: Vehicle (mail truck) fire
    • Location: 1136 Prairie/Periwinkle Lane (per dispatch)
    • Time: mid‑afternoon ~16:05–16:13
    • Details: Engine 31 and units responded, fire under control on arrival; fire marshal / overhaul handled. No structure involvement reported.

  • Cardiac arrest / CPR — Cynthia Lane

    • Type of Incident: Cardiac arrest
    • Location: 3121 (or 3‑1‑21) Cynthia Lane (radio transcribed numerics)
    • Time: ~14:56 onward
    • Details: RP reported unconscious, not breathing; squads and deputies responded; CPR initiated; multiple EMS resources were dispatched. (Follow hospital / CAD for patient outcome.)

  • Critical overdose (suspected fentanyl) — 3224 White Ave Unit 3

    • Type of Incident: Overdose / cardiac arrest resuscitation
    • Location: 3224 White Avenue, Unit 3
    • Time: ~19:57–20:05
    • Details: RP reported subject not conscious, not breathing; crews began CPR and administered multiple doses of Narcan (radio noted “five times”); patient was gasping — county squads and ambulance response, extremely critical incident.

  • Suicidal subject with firearm — 141 Vista Grande Road

    • Type of Incident: Suicidal subject / welfare check / armed subject
    • Location: 141 Vista Grande Road
    • Time: ~11:51–12:06
    • Details: Caller reported subject (Alicia) with suicidal ideation and a picture of a gun sent; responding deputies staged; ERP (emergency response personnel) and officers contacted the subject. RP secured the firearm and placed it in a safe; subject taken to custody/status changed to safe code 4. Units staged and then cleared.

  • Child welfare / suicidal text — 982 Azurite Drive

    • Type of Incident: Juvenile suicidal ideation / medical concern (chest pain)
    • Location: 982 Azurite Drive
    • Time: ~19:28–19:33
    • Details: 9‑1‑1 text reported an 11‑year‑old with suicidal thoughts and chest pain; law enforcement and EMS paged; ambulance staging was requested.

  • Hit‑and‑run — 1829 Catalina Ave (utility pole struck)

    • Type of Incident: Hit‑and‑run property damage (pole)
    • Location: 1829 Catalina Avenue
    • Time: ~08:44
    • Details: Black pickup (possible Chevy Silverado) struck a pole and left the scene westbound; witnesses provided last seen direction; deputies responded.

  • Burglary / thefts, suspicious persons and welfare checks (selection of notable non‑medical incidents)

    • Rose Park Mobile Village burglary
      • Type: Possible burglary / theft
      • Location: 2010 North Avenue, trailer 2C
      • Time: ~08:31
      • Details: RP reported a female (“Sherry”) walked in, grabbed a tool and left; subject may be intoxicated and known to carry a knife; units checked prior history at the trailer.
    • Attempted burglary / suspicious male at 587 Plainview (corner of Plainview & Orson)
      • Time: ~12:13–12:20
      • Details: Resident reported strange male on property with a dog; units responded and searched area.
    • Welfare / mental‑health concerns
      • Multiple welfare checks (homeless persons, subjects talking to themselves, people in distress) across the day — examples include a Code 5 male at Shell (D Road & 29 Road), male described as trying to jump in front of vehicles (RP), and multiple follow‑ups for persons with mental‑health episodes (e.g., Matthew at 3654 G Road — black Honda with plate transcribed as “David Henry Zebra Robert 70”).
    • Child located
      • Location: 675 Brentwood Drive — child reported missing was located behind house ~14:54.

  • Road/Weather impact

    • Type: Hazard / multi‑vehicle incidents
    • Details: Repeated radio references to slick roads/ice — “entire hill south of 32 Road is straight ice” — leading to numerous slide‑offs and multiple crash responses (Hwy 50 corridor and local county roads). CDOT/plow resources were requested for interstate incidents.

Other items of interest (less detailed):

  • Several vehicle fires, single‑vehicle crashes and non‑injury rollovers around town and county throughout the day — see CAD for individual incident numbers.
  • Multiple welfare checks, mental‑health calls, restraining‑order / civil process responses, and theft/trespass reports (shops, mobile home parks, City Market) — several required in‑person follow‑up or detentions.
  • Animal/rescue calls included a dog stuck at the skate‑park pond (Westlake Park), and reports of livestock/cattle in roadways.

If you need: I can extract incident numbers, run‑down times and responding unit IDs for specific incidents (e.g., I‑70 MM56 jackknife, RV fire Desert/27.25, or the 3224 White Ave overdose) from the transcript/CAD excerpts and produce a concise timeline.