Wrong-way driver dead, multiple injured in 4-car crash on E-470 north of Denver
EDITOR'S NOTE: Colorado State Patrol initially reported two fatalities but then around 5:30 p.m. revised that to say only one person had died.
A wrong-way driver is dead, and several others are injured after a crash on E-470 in Thornton, Colorado State Patrol told CBS News Colorado.
The crash happened near York Street in Thornton just before 5 p.m. and Thornton police were assisting CSP. Officials say multiple people were taken to the hospital. According to Colorado State Patrol, the deceased wrong-way driver was an 86-year-old Loveland man who wasn't wearing his seatbelt.
E-470 was reportedly back open as of 8:45 p.m. in both directions after a closure was in place for several hours.
Copter4 flew over the scene Wednesday, and the crash appeared to involve two SUVs, a minivan and a sedan, with traffic stopped behind them and a large presence of first responders.
In addition to the driver who died, three people -- including a 27-year-old woman who wasn't wearing her seatbelt -- suffered injuries ranging from moderate to serious and were taken to the hospital. Four people were in another car that was involved in the crash, but none of them were injured, according to CSP.
None of the victims were identified.