Contaminated gas fiasco impacts hundreds of motorists in Colorado

Hundreds of metro Denver motorists who filled their vehicles up with gasoline contaminated with diesel last week are scrambling to get them fixed, renting cars, and taking ride shares. They are also figuring out how to get reimbursed.

Some service shops are grappling with a dozen or more cars towed, as state regulators seek to manage the mess that began on Jan. 7.

A class-action lawsuit has already been filed.

“You should be able to trust the gas you get at the gas station,” said Sally Smith of Parker. The truck of her husband, Matt, got contaminated. “It’s affected our work, our life — it’s affected everything.”

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