(COLORADO) — The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) encountered multiple drivers taking winter roads too fast and causing avoidable crashes because their speeds are too high to navigate obstacles. As of Sunday, Feb. 16, this pattern has led to four CSP troopers being hit while assisting with traffic issues in the past several days.

According to CSP, around 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, a trooper was attempting to pull over a driver on southbound I-25 near the Air Force Academy scenic overlook north of Colorado Springs for not using headlights, but she hit the end cap of a guardrail as she was pulling to the side of the road. Her car spun back into the interstate, colliding with the patrol vehicle.

CSP said the trooper had no injuries, but the driver was taken to the hospital and arrested for DUI and careless driving during the crash.

On Saturday, Feb. 15, a CSP vehicle was hit from behind while it was stopped and blocking the left lane of eastbound I-70 between Rifle and Glenwood Springs, reported CSP. The trooper had been assisting with a previous crash.

The highway was closed until the crash could be moved off the highway. The trooper and the driver of the vehicle reported no injuries.

On Sunday, Feb. 16, around 1:15 a.m., a trooper was blocking the right hand lane with the cruiser lights flashing while assisting a driver in need of help on I-25 around mile marker 119 in southern El Paso County. The trooper was setting up traffic cones when a semi hit the side of the cruiser. No injuries were reported.

According to CSP, on Sunday, Feb. 16, around 7 a.m., a trooper was working multiple crashes and getting units in place for a safety closure at Northbound I-25 and East Palmer Divide Avenue, due to poor visibility and icy road conditions. The trooper had just left the cruiser when one vehicle hit another from behind and propelled it into a collision with the cruiser. No one was reported injured.

“When you drive you are responsible for adjusting your speed and space between vehicles based on real-time conditions,” said Col. Matthew C. Packard, chief of the Colorado State Patrol. “Emergency responders, tow truck drivers are out there in miserable conditions, to keep our roadway users safe and get traffic flowing. When you drive, you have their lives in your hands. Drive accordingly – slow down and move over.”