Colorado State Patrol Vehicle Struck in Failure-to-Yield Crash in Huerfano County

Description: A Colorado State Patrol vehicle was struck when a driver failed to yield to emergency lights near Highway 160 and County Road 450. Both the trooper and driver were uninjured. Authorities urge drivers to move over and yield to emergency vehicles. Read the Statement from the Huerfano County Sheriff’s Office...

Crash Near Highway 160 Highlights Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle; No Injuries Reported

Today, April 21, 2026, a Deputy with the Huerfano County Sheriff's Office responded to a motor vehicle crash near the intersection of Highway 160 and County Road 450.

A driver did not yield to an emergency vehicle that had emergency lights activated, per CRS 42-4-705, and collided with a Colorado State Patrol vehicle. The CSP Trooper was responding to a crash.

Yielding to an emergency vehicle isn't just the law, for your safety, or those who we are responding to but for officer safety as well.

We have families that want to see us come home. Luckily the driver as well as the CSP Trooper walked away with no injuries!

Please remember to yield to emergency vehicles as well as slow down or move over for vehicles on the shoulder.

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