Officials identify teen killed while crossing highway
Max Dabbs, a 15-year-old from Golden, died Friday, Jan. 26, after he attempted to cross 6th Avenue, west of Simms.
According to Lakewood police, two cars hit the Dabbs. Another teen with him crossed the highway without getting hurt.
Police are investigating the case, but they don’t expect that the drivers involved will be charged.
Golden woman dies after vehicle falls off overpass
A 29-year-old Golden woman died after her vehicle plummeted off the Interstate 25 overpass at E-470 on Monday, Jan. 22, and landed on its roof.
Sarah Firebaugh’s Volkswagen was the second vehicle to veer off the overpass. It followed a sports utility vehicle that landed upright. That driver was transported to St. Anthony’s Central.
Both vehicles fell about 30 to 40 feet, police said.
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