Sleeping driver veers into oncoming traffic, injuring 1 in Erie Parkway crash

One person was taken to the hospital after a driver fell asleep and veered into oncoming traffic, causing a two-car crash that sent the other driver to the hospital and temporarily closed eastbound Erie Parkway at Weld County Road 7 east of downtown Erie.

The roadway was reopened by about 2:19 p.m., according to Erie police spokesperson Amber Luttrell.

An SUV driver was headed eastbound on Erie Parkway and fell asleep behind the wheel before turning into the westbound lane, crashing head-on into another SUV driver, Luttrell said…

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