Northbound I-25 reopened after fatal crash in southeast Denver metro area
The Colorado Department of Transportation says a crash that shut down I-25 northbound in Douglas County has been cleared.
According to the CSP, three vehicles were involved in a crash around 1:23 p.m. near the Happy Canyon Road exit. They said the crash involved a white Audi Q5, a blue Toyota Highlander and a gray Chevy Equinox.
The 31-year-old Aurora man driving the Equinox was pronounced deceased at the scene. A 58-year-old woman from Castle Pines, who was driving the Highlander, was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.
Troopers said the number of occupants in all of the vehicles is not yet known.
The northbound lanes were closed for several hours between Exit 182: Wilcox Street (Castle Rock) and Exit 188 and Castle Pines Parkway (near Castle Pines) from Mile Point 184 to Mile Point 188.
CSP warned drivers that the highway would be closed for an "extended period of time" while authorities investigated the cause of the crash. Traffic was rerouted through the Town of Castle Rock, and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said even the alternative routes became backed up during the road closure.
At 5:45 p.m., the sheriff's office reported that all lanes have been reopened.
The CSP asked anyone who witnessed the crash to call Colorado State Patrol Denver Dispatch Center at (303) 239-4501 and reference case number VC260144.
