South Adams Rear Ended MVA

Photo courtesy of Commerce City Police Department

Just after midnight on December 31st, 2024 Adcom dispatched South Adams County Fire Department responded to a MVA involving a police vehicle that was rear ended at I-270 west of Vasquez Blvd. Crews arrived on scene with two vehicles with heavy damage and one patient on the ground. Crews found that one vehicle hit the back of a Commerce City Police Department patrol vehicle. The Commerce City Police Officer was investigating a separate crash and was inside when the vehicle struck the back of the parked patrol vehicle. The driver of the causing vehicle was taken into custody on scene on suspicion of driving under the influence. The officer was transported to a nearby hospital and another patient was transported to a local hospital with unknown inures. Colorado State Patrol has taken over the investigation into the crash. Additional information provided by Commerce City Police Department and South Adams County Fire Department

Initial Response:

South Adams: Engine 22 & Engine 23

Platte Valley Ambulance Service: Ambulance 22

Added:

South Adams: Battalion Chief 21

Platte Valley Ambulance Service: EMS 23 & Ambulance 23

Commerce City Police Department & Colorado State Patrol