{"id":3671,"date":"2026-08-12T19:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3671"},"modified":"2026-08-12T19:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:39:19","slug":"5-teens-killed-in-grand-junction-crash-identified-by-coroner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3671","title":{"rendered":"5 teens killed in Grand Junction crash identified by coroner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The five 17-year-old boys who died after their car crashed off a cliff and down a hillside in Grand Junction on Saturday were identified Wednesday by the Mesa County Coroner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3669\">Ward Churchill, controversial former CU professor, dies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tristan Tucker, William Simms, Tyler Kersey-Huffman, Titus Gould and Braden Taylor all died in the crash on Lookout Lane, according to the coroner\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Grand Junction police officers and firefighters responded to the crash near 2694 Lookout Lane at about 7:45 a.m. Sunday. Coroner officials said the crash happened late Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3667\">Doctors say Trump\u2019s vaccine order will raise fears, cause confusion and endanger kids<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two of the teenagers were not wearing seatbelts and were thrown from the car during the crash, according to the coroner\u2019s office. The other three, including the driver and front-seat passenger, were wearing seatbelts, coroner officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators believe the boys were driving south on Lookout Lane when the car veered off the roadway. Limited information about the crash was available, but police said speed was being investigated as a factor.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3665\">Denver Mayor Mike Johnston files to run for re-election in 2027<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and may be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tristan Tucker, William Simms, Tyler Kersey-Huffman, Titus Gould and Braden Taylor all died in the crash on Lookout Lane, according to the Mesa County Coroner&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,8,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crashes-and-disasters","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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