A reckless driver drove southbound in northbound lanes and struck multiple vehicles on I-25 while fleeing police on Monday afternoon. I-25 northbound was shut down from mile marker 245 to the Berthoud exit as a result.
The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) said that the incident occurred at approximately 12:30 p.m. when deputies attempted to stop a vehicle for traffic violations in south Loveland. The driver of the vehicle eluded deputies and began driving recklessly the wrong way on I-25.
The suspect’s vehicle struck multiple cars and one person involved in one of the crashes was injured and transported to an area hospital. LCSO said that its deputies performed a precision immobilization technique (PIT) maneuver on the vehicle to disable it and took the driver into custody.
LCSO did not name the suspect in its announcement to the public, but public arrest records show that a man named Thomas Edward Mazza, 31, was arrested by LCSO at 3:39 p.m. on September 15 in Loveland, and charged with vehicular eluding resulting in bodily injury to another, criminally negligent homicide, driving a vehicle while under the influence of drugs, domestic violence, false imprisonment, and criminal attempt to commit a class five or six felony.
I-25 northbound reopened to traffic on Monday at around 3:20 p.m., according to police.
