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Officer exposed to fentanyl during vehicle search in crash that shutdown I-25

Crash on I-25
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FOUNTAIN, CO — All lanes of Southbound I-25 have reopened between South Academy Boulevard and Mesa Ridge Parkway after a crash closed all lanes.

Traffic in the area had been at a complete stand-still as a result of the crash.

Colorado State Patrol tells News5 that this crash involved three vehicles and the driver who caused the crash has been taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs.

A spokesperson for the Fountain Police Department said an officer was exposed to fentanyl during a search of the suspect's vehicle.

The officer has been discharged from the hospital, doesn't have any symptoms and is doing well.

No one was seriously hurt.
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