1 killed in Thornton crash after police believe driver ran red light

DENVER ( KDVR ) — The Thornton Police Department is investigating a crash that killed one person late Thursday evening.

The crash happened at the intersection of East 120th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. Police responded at 11:10 p.m. The department said a preliminary investigation indicates that an 18-year-old man was driving a Toyota Corolla east on 120th Avenue when he drove through a red light , hitting another vehicle.

The Corolla collided with the passenger side of an Acura TL that was turning southbound. The driver, a 35-year-old man, was killed in the crash and pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released pending identification by the Adams County Coroner’s Office and next-of-kin notifications…

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