Archive: https://archive.today/M3tMq From the post: >>Cities and towns around Colorado are on "accident alert" amid the first snowstorm of the season in the Denver metro area. What does this mean? Police will only respond to certain accidents due to the high number of crashes. Colorado State Patrol says accident alert refers to times when "weather conditions are so severe that State Troopers and Police Officers are unable to respond to the large volume of motor vehicle crashes."