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Bear hit, killed by car while crossing I-70

A woman was taken to the hospital after she hit a bear that was crossing Interstate 70 near the Chief Hosa Lodge in Jefferson County.
Credit: Colorado State Patrol

JEFFERSON COUNTY- A woman was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries after she hit a bear on Interstate 70 Wednesday morning.

The crash happened around 9 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of the highway near mile marker 251 in Jefferson County according to a Tweet from the Colorado State Patrol.

The animal died as a result of the crash, CSP said.

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