{"id":514,"date":"2026-05-18T20:33:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=514"},"modified":"2026-05-18T20:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:33:31","slug":"driver-killed-in-douglas-county-i-25-crash-was-backing-up-vehicle-on-shoulder-investigators-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=514","title":{"rendered":"Driver killed in Douglas County I-25 crash was backing up vehicle on shoulder, investigators say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A\u00a0 man killed in a crash Friday on Interstate 25 near Happy Canyon Road was backing up his Chevrolet Equinox on the right northbound shoulder when an Audi Q5 hit the back of the vehicle, the Colorado State Patrol said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=512\">Jury rules against Elon Musk in his feud with OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The driver in the Equinox had drifted into the right lane as it was backing up, the CSP said in a statement Monday. A Toyota Highlander traveling north in the right traffic lane then struck the Audi.<\/p>\n<p>The Equinox came to rest on the shoulder. The Audi and the Highlander stopped on I-25, blocking traffic. The northbound lanes were closed for roughly four hours.<\/p>\n<p>The Equinox driver, a 31-year-old Aurora man, died at the scene.\u00a0The Douglas County Coroner\u2019s Office will identify the man once notifications are made.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=510\">About 90 bison seized as Moffat County Sheriff\u2019s Office investigates animal neglect case<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The driver of the Audi, a 46-year-old woman from Parker, was taken to a hospital for serious injuries. The driver of the Highlander, a 58-year-old woman from Castle Pines, was taken to a hospital for moderate injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The CSP is leading the investigation. Anyone who saw the crash and hasn\u2019t spoken to investigators can call CSP dispatch at (303) 239-4501.<\/p>\n<p><em>Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=508\">Greenland\u2019s prime minister tells Trump\u2019s envoy self-determination cannot be negotiated<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investigators say a driver killed in a crash on Interstate 25 in Douglas County was backing up vehicle on the right northbound shoulder when his vehicle was hit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,8,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-514","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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