I-225 SB lanes closed at I-70 due to 5-vehicle crash

Denver7 · May 14, 2026 · 74 words · By Jeff Anastasio

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What to know about I-225 SB lanes closed at I-70 due to 5-vehicle crash

– Southbound lanes of I-225 are closed at I-70 due to a 5-vehicle crash near Smith Road.

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What happened

– Southbound lanes of I-225 are closed at I-70 due to a 5-vehicle crash near Smith Road.

Why it matters

According to the Aurora Police Department, 2 people were taken to local hospitals.

Common ground

Denver7 Traffic Expert Jayson Luber said to expect congestion in the area and to take Havana, Chambers or Airport Blvd as alternative routes.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: I-225 SB lanes closed at I-70 due to 5-vehicle crash?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “According to the Aurora Police Department, 2 people were taken to local hospitals.”

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The evidence provided consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'two' and general information about Aurora, Colorado, and unrelated police incidents. There is no evidence from the Aurora Police Department or any other source regarding two people being taken to hospitals following a crash on I-225.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The arrest of Robert Jonathan Seacat was the culmination of a destructive 19.48-hour standoff between Seacat and American police in June 2015. After being chased by police for stealing clothing from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Robert_Seacat

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aurora () is a home rule city located in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, Colorado, United States. The city's population was 386,261 at the 2020 census, with 336,035 in Arapahoe County, 47,720 i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora,_Colorado

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elijah Jovan McClain (February 25, 1996 – August 30, 2019) was a 23-year-old black American man from Aurora, Colorado, who was killed as a result of being illegally injected with 500 mg of ketamine by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Elijah_McClain

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Claim 2: “Southbound lanes of I-225 are closed at I-70 due to a 5-vehicle crash near Smith Road.”

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The provided evidence contains reports of crashes on I-65, I-41, and I-35, but none of the search results or Wikipedia entries mention a 5-vehicle crash on I-225 at I-70 near Smith Road. While Wikipedia confirms I-225 exists in Aurora, Colorado, there is no evidence of this specific event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 225 (I-225) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Colorado. The freeway is a 11.959-mile-long (19.246 km) connector spur route of I-25 that acts as an eastern bypass in th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_225

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 71 (I-71) is a north–south Interstate Highway in the midwestern and southeastern regions of the United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with I-64 and I-65 (the Kennedy Int…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_71

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 75 (I-75) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from the Hialeah–Miami Lakes line to the Canada–United States border at Sault Ste. Marie. I-75 begins its national northward j…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_75_in_Florida

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Claim 3: “As of 6 a.m., the Aurora Police Department has opened one lane of I-225.”

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The evidence provided includes information about the Aurora Borealis, Aurora Health Care, and general city information for Aurora, Colorado. There is no mention of the Aurora Police Department opening a lane of I-225 at 6 a.m.

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