Death toll rises after nearly 40 vehicles involved in I-25 crash south of Pueblo

UPDATE: WEDNESDAY 2/18/2026 1:15 p.m. (PUEBLO, Colo.) — The Pueblo County Coroner has identified the fifth person who died from the multi-vehicle crash on I-25 that happened south of Pueblo on Tuesday, Feb. 17, as Thomas Thayer of Rye. Thayer was pronounced dead at 5:48 p.m. on Tuesday. The next of kin has been notified. [...]