An 18-year-old man died inappropriately in a crash on I-70 near Watkins Sunday morning

An 18-year-old driver was killed in a head-on crash on Interstate 70 near Watkins Sunday morning after driving on the wrong side of the road, according to the Colorado State Patrol (CSP).

On Sunday, around 12:15 p.m., CSP received a report of a driver who was on the wrong side of the road. The driver was reported to be traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near Watkins, CSP said.

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A CSP trooper responded and, while driving westbound, found a Subaru Impreza parked on the shoulder of eastbound I-70, facing the wrong direction. The police used their spotlights to try to draw the driver’s attention. The driver then drove westbound in the eastbound lanes. The officer turned on his car’s hazard lights and followed the driver on the correct side of the road.

A few minutes later, the driver collided head-on with an eastbound truck, CSP added. The Subaru driver died at the scene. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.

The deceased driver was an 18-year-old from Aurora. The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office will release his name at a later date.

The 17th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the accident.

No other details were immediately available.

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