JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A 33-year-old man has been arrested after a wrong-way crash on Highway 285 resulted in two fatalities.
Colorado State Patrol says that the wrong-way driver, Michael Colson, was arrested and booked for the following alleged charges:
- 2 counts of vehicular homicide
- 2 counts of vehicular homicide, reckless driving
- Reckless endangerment
- Reckless driving
- Driving motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs or both
- Driving the wrong way on a divided highway
CSP says that Colson was allegedly driving the wrong way on Highway 285 when he crashed into a Cadillac driven by a 59-year-old male and a 64-year-old female passenger. Patrol says the Cadillac then spun out and hit a Chevrolet, driven by a 51-year-old male…