DENVER (KDVR) — A woman died nearly two weeks ago after a crash involving a moose on C-470 in Highlands Ranch, the Colorado State Patrol announced Thursday morning.
The crash happened on July 11 around 11:30 p.m. on the south metro highway between University Boulevard and Quebec Street, CSP said in a press release. A CSP crash dashboard shows the crash happened just south of David A. Lorenz Regional Park.
A driver traveling west on C-470 hit the moose, CSP said, which three other vehicles then hit. In one vehicle, the woman driving lost control, causing the fatal injuries.
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CSP’s crash dashboard report shows the woman was 54 years old and not wearing a seatbelt. The data shows alcohol was not suspected in the crash, but drugs are suspected…