Overview
- The crash occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m. Sunday near Commerce City, according to officials.
- The red Honda CR-V crossed into westbound lanes, went over the left side of the road, and rolled down an embankment into the river.
- A department video showed the vehicle upside down in the South Platte River with its wheels in the air.
- Bystanders pulled the lone occupant from the submerged vehicle before paramedics took him to a hospital, where he later died.
- Colorado State Patrol asks witnesses to call 303-239-4501 and reference case VC260014, and the coroner will identify the victim.