June 18, 2026, 1:23 p.m. MT Pueblo police are asking drivers to avoid the area of Interstate 25 southbound at City Center Drive following a wreck the morning of June 18. As of 1 p.m., exit 98 southbound was still closed to traffic due to the crash, as was the right lane of traffic, according to COtrip.com, the real-time traffic and travel information platform managed by the Colorado Department of Transportation. "Crash in the right lanes, merge to left lane," the COtrip website states.