Speed, impairment, and road conditions considered in early-morning incident
A 36-year-old Loveland resident was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning, prompting a multi-agency investigation and renewed safety concerns for residents in north Loveland.
Shortly after 1 a.m. on November 29, a dark-colored sedan traveling westbound through the 600 block of West 37th Street lost control in the S-curve and crashed. The vehicle became engulfed in flames.
According to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy had seen the same sedan moments earlier near Orchards Shopping Plaza and North Garfield Avenue, driving recklessly with no headlights, and suspected the driver might have been impaired. The deputy turned around to intercept but lost sight of the vehicle. Upon continuing in the last known direction of travel, the deputy discovered the sedan had already crashed and was burning…