M.L. Richardson called last night to ask if I knew what was happening on Lookout Mountain. She said the road was completely filled with cars with their headlines and taillights on. I went and looked, and we stood a few blocks apart, talking on the phone and speculating on what we were seeing.
I had never seen so much traffic on that road. I thought it might be a procession of first responders, in memory of 9/11. As it happened, I was dead wrong.
I sent an email to Chris Davell to ask if he knew what was happening. He speculated that there were semis in the line of traffic, and that they were driving very slowly to keep from dropping over the edge. That road really isn't wide enough for big trucks.
While Chris and I were exchanging observations, M.L. sent an article explaining that I-70 was closed, so we were probably seeing traffic diverted from the interstate over to the Lariat Loop Trail. (That must have been an adventure for some of those commuters!)
I-70 east closed after chase, officer-involved shooting in Evergreen; police seek 2nd suspect
The story is still unfolding, but you can see a version from 10:30 last night by clicking the link above.
