WELD COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — It was the end of a long weekend making preparations to move from their house in Fleming, as Floyd, Sandy and Angel O’Dowd hit the road the evening of Sunday, Sept. 15.
Floyd and Sandy would be moving with their daughter, Angel, who was now attending Aims Community College in Greeley, into their son’s house for a time.
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“It just got to the point where it didn’t make sense for them to be driving for 2-plus hours every day one way and then back,” said their son, Ezekiel Lira.
Angel put on her headphones to listen to music as they drove down US Highway 34, settling in for the hour-long drive.
Then, at 7:49 p.m. near the intersection with U.S. Highway 144, headlights approached directly for their vehicle. Colorado State Patrol said it was a head-on collision.
Kyle Howard, who owns the nearby Empire Gun Club , said it looked like the car was attempting to pass other vehicles in the lane of oncoming traffic. When he heard the crash, he rushed over to help.