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Two tour buses was traveling on Interstate 70, carrying bands that were going to perform in Denver that night. A spring storm brought fog and rain, making driving conditions treacherous. One of the tractor-trailers rear-ended another, seriously injuring the bus driver, 41-year-old John Crawford. Eleven passengers sustained minor to moderate injuries. The bands were both headed for shows in Denver but were not traveling together.
A blind pedestrian was crossing a road at the intersection of East Mississippi Avenue and South Havana Street when he was hit by a 67-year-old woman. The woman was traveling northbound on South Havana Street and had the right of way at the time. The man was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. At the time of the accident it was raining and the pedestrian was intoxicated and not crossing in a crosswalk.