A deadly crash closed the southbound lanes of Highway 85 between E-470 and Colorado Highway 22 for several hours on Friday morning. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, the crash closed the lanes at mile marker 231 around 6:30 a.m.
In that area, Colorado Highway 22 is also East 124th Avenue in Brighton. Brighton police said that the crash happened about 6:15 a.m. on Highway 85 just south of East 136th Avenue. Investigators said they determined a Chevrolet Truck was traveling northbound on Highway 85 when the driver rear-ended a Toyota SUV also traveling northbound. The impact caused the Toyota to roll off the highway, resting on the east side of the roadway.
The female driver of the Chevy truck died at the scene…