A serious two-vehicle crash shut down Tower Road in Commerce City on Tuesday morning, flipping one vehicle onto its roof and leaving another with major front-end damage. Investigators said one person was taken to the hospital with likely serious bodily injuries.
Commerce City police responded to the crash scene on Tower Road and shut down the roadway between 104th Avenue and 120th Avenue, according to KDVR. The Commerce City Police Department posted an image from the scene that showed the extent of the damage: one car with its front end crushed, and another flipped completely onto its roof.
Investigators confirmed the crash involved two vehicles, though details about what led up to the collision have not been released. The station's report did not identify the person hospitalized or provide an update on their condition.
A Familiar Trouble Spot
Tower Road has seen a string of serious wrecks in recent years, even if Tuesday's crash does not appear to be part of any broader pattern. In August 2023, a four-vehicle crash overnight closed a stretch of the road between 96th and 100th avenues, with three drivers taken to the hospital and police saying alcohol apparently was a factor, as The Denver Post reported at the time.
Another crash sent a car into the water near Commerce City. A two-vehicle collision near East 120th Avenue and U.S. Highway 85 sent one vehicle into the median and another into a nearby pond, according to 9NEWS, which said South Adams County Fire Department responded around 7:30 a.m. that Thursday. The lone occupant of the submerged vehicle managed to get out on their own, and multiple emergency agencies assisted with traffic control while drivers faced delays.
Other Recent Wrecks Along the Corridor
A five-car pileup at East 104th Avenue and Tower Road briefly snarled traffic on a Saturday afternoon, with the intersection reopening by about 3 p.m. after crews diverted vehicles around the scene, per the same outlet's earlier report.
The corridor has also seen a fatal crash. A pickup truck and a garbage truck collided in the 8900 block of Tower Road on a Friday morning, killing the pickup's driver, according to CBS News Colorado. Commerce City police and South Adams County Fire Department responded to that crash at 5:22 a.m., and the road was closed between East 104th Avenue and East 81st Avenue.
No information has been released on the cause of Tuesday's crash, whether any citations were issued, or when Tower Road fully reopened to traffic.
