Cortez, CO : Snowstorm leads to serious accident north of Cortez, minor crashes around Durango on Monday, 7th January 2019

Light Sunday traffic helped keep snow-related accidents to a minimum in La Plata County as the latest snowstorm moved through Southwest Colorado. However, three people were critically injured in a serious crash just north of Cortez that closed U.S. Highway 491 for 2½ hours.

The Colorado State Patrol closed a small stretch U.S. Highway 491 between Montezuma County Roads M and L from 8 a.m. to 10:34 a.m. after a head-on crash between a white Subaru and a semitrailer near mile marker 28.Colorado State Patrol Cpl. Ivan Alvarado said the crash occurred at 7:38 a.m. on icy roads.

Alvarado said the driver of the semi was not injured, but all three passengers of the Subaru – a man and two women – were critically injured. He said two passengers were ejected from the vehicle. Two of the passengers were airlifted to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction and one was transported by ambulance.

There was some confusion over whether a child was in the Subaru, but Alvarado said all of the occupants were adults.

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