A 41-year-old Summit County man was killed when he rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70 near Frisco on Monday night, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
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Troopers responded to the two-vehicle crash on westbound I-70 near mile 203, west of Frisco, at 9:39 p.m., agency officials said in a news release.
A Frisco man in a Jeep Cherokee was driving behind a Peterbilt 379 hauling a trailer and didn’t slow down as he approached the truck, rear-ending it.
The Jeep driver died at the scene and will be identified by the Summit County Coroner’s Office. The driver of the Peterbilt, a 42-year-old Thornton man, was not injured.
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CSP’s Vehicular Crimes Unit is investigating the crash. Anyone who witnessed the crash and hasn’t talked to investigators may call state patrol dispatch at 303-239-4501 and reference case VC260141.
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