Overview
- Colorado State Patrol says a southbound Toyota lost control near Russellville Road, rolled into northbound lanes and struck a Ford sedan carrying an adult and five children head-on.
- The Toyota was reported stolen in Aurora about an hour earlier after a carjacking at the Nine Mile Station RTD parking structure, according to authorities.
- The Ford's 35-year-old driver and three children ages 8 and 12 died at the scene, while a 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy from Colorado Springs were airlifted with life-threatening injuries.
- The Toyota's driver, a 31-year-old Denver man, was ejected and died at the scene, and investigators said he was not believed to be wearing a seat belt.
- CSP's Vehicular Crimes Unit is investigating the cause, victim names await coroner notification, a nearby pickup was later deemed not involved, and the highway reopened around 11:50 p.m.