A two-vehicle accident blocked traffic on Highway 92 on Wednesday, Jan. 27 around 5:40 p.m. According to Colorado State Patrol, Tanya M. Myers, 49, of Crawford was cited for careless driving after her 2008 Ford pickup collided with a 1994 Chrysler Concorde sedan driven by Ash Manuela, 36, of Delta.

The accident report by Trooper Alex Ganskow states Myers was traveling eastbound on Highway 92 when she lost control traveling off the right side of the roadway. After returning to the roadway, the pickup truck began a clockwise rotation into the westbound lane of traffic. The Manuela car was traveling westbound and collided with the truck six feet from the road edge. After impact, the pickup rotated counterclockwise and traveled 34 feet coming to rest off the right side of the road on railroad tracks facing north. The second vehicle rotated counterclockwise and came to rest on the roadway facing south. Ganskow noted road conditions were icy.

Public information officer for the Hotchkiss Fire District, John S. Sell, Jr., reported that personnel from the fire district, Hotchkiss Marshal’s Office, North Fork Ambulance and a passerby with emergency medical training assisted at the scene. Union Pacific Railroad inspected their tracks for damage.

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