DENVER – It may look like a movie scene in some areas of the state on Monday morning. Abandoned vehicles and even snow plows dirty roads and streets along the Front Range.
The snowstorm that hit Colorado this weekend is shedding more than a foot of snow and causing blizzards in many places, making travel almost impossible. Authorities asked drivers to stay at home, but some did not heed the warning.
Several drivers in Aurora had to be rescued. Police SWAT members rescued several drivers trapped on city roads and on E-470, which is full of at least 25-30 arrested vehicles, police said.
Aurora policemen also rescued drivers in the Quincy and Gun Club Road area. Cars were being left on the road.
Police later tweeted that they are responding to a high volume of calls from people trapped in their vehicles. Police said they will only respond to calls where people cannot find shelter nearby.
On Sunday night, APD said there were at least 48 calls from arrested or pending motorists pending in the city. Most of the connections took place in the northeast and southeast of Aurora. Police said road conditions were so bad that even some rescuers were waiting for assistance.
On Sunday night, the department said it was still answering several calls and that its efforts could go on until late at night.
Aurora PD
It was the same story in Douglas County. The authorities tweeted that they were “responding to a lot of people trapped in their cars across the county. Please stay at home. One of our representatives and a CDOT plow driver even had problems. “
Elbert County authorities have advised drivers to abandon vehicles that prevent snow clearing and rescue operations can be towed or moved.
In Denver, cars going to Denver International Airport were abandoned on Pena Boulevard after the highway became impassable – leaving Line A as the only means of transport to the airport.
But many people were in no hurry to get to DIA. Overloaded with more than 50 centimeters of snow, the storm basically disrupted operations at the airport. The airlines have not determined the schedule for Monday and cancellations are expected.