Wife Says Driver In Accident Wasn't On Cellphone

THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — The wife of a Loveland man whose pickup struck and killed two pedestrians and injured a third says he was not using a cellphone at the time.

Witnesses told police that Michael Grennan was using a cellphone when his pickup drifted and struck the pedestrians on Saturday.

But Hope Grennan said her husband wasn't using a phone. She said he stopped to help the victims and was devastated by the accident.

Michael Grennan has been released from custody pending an investigation.

The victims have not been identified.

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