No Criminal Charges Filed After Stillwater Woman Dies In Denver Pileup

Authorities say no criminal charges will be filed after a massive pileup on Interstate 25 in Denver that left one woman dead and sent 30 others to the hospital.

Denver police said Friday three cars initially lost control as a short but intense burst of snow slammed the area March 1. A tractor-trailer crashed into them, triggering the 104-car pileup along a roughly 2-mile stretch of the interstate.

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Investigators say traffic had been flowing normally, and none of the motorists could have anticipated the rapid change in weather. Moisture from the storm, combined with a cold front that moved into Colorado the night before, made for whiteout conditions and slick roadways across the state.

Authorities say 61-year-old Rebecca Newkirk of Stillwater was killed in the crash.