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Two head-on collisions occurred Sunday, one on Highway 160 near Mile Marker 37, and the other in Mesa Verde National Park.<\/p>\n
Cortez Police Department Lt. Andy Brock said officers responded to the accident on Highway 160 at 1:35 p.m. Sunday, April 13, after 18-year-old Orlando Arviso of Cortez lost control of his southbound GMC pickup. Brock said the truck had poor tires, and slid off the road.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe driver of the truck tried to correct,\u201d Brock said. \u201cThe truck was sideways crossing the center line when they hit head-on.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRoad conditions were an issue,\u201d Brock said.<\/p>\n
According to Brock, 70-year-old Thomas Reed of Ouray, who suffered minor injuries, drove the northbound vehicle, a red Honda; his 71-year-old wife, Linda, a front-seat passenger, suffered a spinal injury and was airlifted to Grand Junction; and a 69-year-old female passenger in the back seat, Virginia Ficco, remained in intensive care at Southwest Memorial Hospital as of press time Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a really bad wreck,\u201d a Colorado State Patrol official said.<\/p>\n
Arviso was cited with careless driving causing serious bodily harm. Brock said alcohol was not suspected, but officials are awaiting blood test results.<\/p>\n
Cortez Fire Chief Jeff Vandevoorde said firefighters responded to 2110 S. Broadway at 1:36 p.m. Sunday in connection to the accident. Vandevoorde said the pickup truck flipped over and landed on top of the car near the White Eagle Inn.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe roads got pretty nasty for a while (Sunday) with all that sleet and hail,\u201d Vandevoorde said.<\/p>\n
According to fire reports, the Jaws of Life were required to extract the three passengers trapped inside the car.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo deaths were reported at the scene, but there were some serious injuries,\u201d Vandevoorde said.<\/p>\n
The accident, at Mesa Verde National Park, was completely handled by rangers, according to state police. Attempts to reach park officials for details were unsuccessful as of press time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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