Officials investigating alcohol as factor in U.S. 285 crash that left 2 dead, 4 injured

A fatal clang connected U.S. 285 successful Jefferson County killed an Englewood woman and babe miss portion injuring 4 others Thursday, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

Authorities said a woman, 55, died astatine the scene, and a girl, 2, was pronounced dormant astatine a hospital.

The collision occurred astir 3:40 p.m. betwixt Pine Junction and Conifer, the CSP said.

Master Trooper Gary Cutler from CSP said Friday greeting that authorities were investigating intoxicant and excessive velocity arsenic contributing factors to the crash.

The head-on interaction happened erstwhile a 2021 Dodge Ram 1500 traveling southbound attempted to walk implicit treble yellowish lines. It crashed into a 2010 Ford F150 traveling northbound, pushing the motortruck backward, Cutler said.

Cutler added that determination were reports of the Ram driving recklessly earlier the crash.

There were 2 men earnestly injured successful the Ram. The 2 radical who were killed, on with a antheral and pistillate who suffered injuries, were successful the F150.

CSP said the pistillate was not wearing a seatbelt astatine the clip of her death, but the kid was successful a information seat. Another idiosyncratic successful the motortruck was besides not wearing a seatbelt.

The road afloat reopened astatine astir 10 p.m. Thursday.

CSP is inactive investigating the crash.