DENVER (KDVR) — A Northglenn man is facing a federal assault charge after driving recklessly through Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday .
Wade Thyfault, 24, is charged with one count of assault resulting in bodily injury for his part in a high-speed chase and crash that occurred inside the national park.
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The incident began at about 4 p.m. on Sept. 8 at the Grand Lake entrance to the park. The National Park Service was notified of a white Dodge Ram truck that drove through the entrance without stopping and threw a necklace out the window that struck the entrance booth.
According to the federal complaint, a ranger found the truck driving east on U.S. 34 near the Medicine Bow area. The ranger saw the truck attempt to pass another vehicle by crossing the double yellow lines, before “aggressively swerving back into the original lane of travel.” Shortly after, the ranger described the vehicle speeding past several cars in a no-passing zone, which caused her to activate her lights and sirens and follow the truck.