Alex Salgado is a big, strong young man. He’s convinced that’s what saved him the night of Jan. 5. Salgado, 22, has been recovering at his mother’s home in Gypsum since Jan. 30 after spending more ...

With the 135,000-pound excavator on its side in a 15-foot hole, it took a Century M100 wrecker and a John Deere 470RR built for railroad recovery to do the job.

Alex Salgado, a 22-year-old tow truck driver from Gypsum, sustained pelvic fractures, abdominal punctures and other internal injuries after being pinned between his tow truck and a Colorado State ...