Grandson mourns family members lost in I-25 tragedy

BOULDER, Colo. — The aftermath of Tuesday’s 36-vehicle crash continues to unfold with five people dead, dozens still hospitalized, and families are left processing the unthinkable.

The Pueblo County Coroner has identified five of the victims from the crash. They are 90-year-old David L. Kirscht and his son, 64-year-old Scott L. Kirscht, both of Walsenburg; 66-year-old Karen Ann Marsh of Pueblo; and Mary Sue Thayer and Thomas R. Thayer of Rye.

Denver7’s Maggy Wolanske interviewed Wilbur Thayer, the grandson of Mary Sue and Thomas R. Thayer, in June, when he was turning tragedy into hope by creating hearts from flower petals following the Pearl Street Mall attack…

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