State trooper halts wrong-way driver east of Cortez

About this episode

A Colorado State Patrol trooper used a tactical vehicle intervention to stop a wrong-way driver on Highway 160.

A Colorado State Patrol trooper used what’s called a tactical vehicle intervention, or TVI, on April 8 east of Cortez to halt a Jeep Gladiator traveling the wrong way along Highway 160.

People in this episode

Host: Gail Binkly

Topics covered

• traffic safety
• law enforcement
• wrong-way driving
• tactical vehicle intervention
• Colorado news

Keywords

• Colorado State Patrol
• tactical vehicle intervention
• wrong-way driver
• Cortez
• Jeep Gladiator

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Colorado State Patrol

Products: Jeep Gladiator

Places: Cortez, Highway 160

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