Semi Driver Arrested After Deadly Wrong-Way Crash on U.S. 287 Near Fort Collins

Investigators say the semi was traveling north in the southbound lanes, with the reason still unknown.

Overview

Colorado State Patrol identified the driver as David Perez Carillo, 24, of New York, and booked him on vehicular homicide-reckless, vehicular assault-reckless, and driving on the wrong side of a divided highway.
The collision happened around 4:47 a.m. Saturday at mile marker 355, about a mile south of Ted’s Place, when the semi struck a Toyota Corolla head-on.
Troopers reported a 21-year-old man riding in the Corolla was killed, and the 20-year-old woman driving was transported to a hospital with serious injuries.
Both vehicles caught fire after impact, firefighters extricated the Corolla’s driver, and the deceased passenger was trapped in the vehicle.
U.S. 287 was closed for more than seven hours and reopened at 12:10 p.m., and the CSP Vehicular Crimes Unit is leading the ongoing investigation.