Hundreds of beer cans, kegs spilled in Wheat Ridge semitrailer crash

A blown semitrailer tire spilled hundreds of beers and dozens of kegs across a state highway in Wheat Ridge late Wednesday night, and sent the driver to the hospital, police said.

Wheat Ridge police officers responded to the crash on the Colorado 58 flyover to eastbound Interstate 70 at about 11 p.m. Wednesday, according to the department.

The semitrailer’s tire blew on the ramp, causing the…