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An Aurora man faces vehicular homicide charges after crashing head-on into a bicyclist Friday night on Lookout Mountain Road in Golden. 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 08/23/15. KUSA
Victoria Sanchez, KUSA August 23, 2015
KUSA, COLORADO
An Aurora man faces vehicular homicide charges after crashing head-on into a bicyclist Friday night on Lookout Mountain Road in Golden, Colorado.
Zachary Strnad, 20, was arrested and booked into the Jefferson County Jail after he allegedly hit Thomas Flanagan with his car. Colorado State Patrol said speed and alcohol are being considered as factors in the crash.
C-S-P said Strnad and a 21-year-old passenger were headed up Lookout Mountain Road and crossed over the double yellow lines to pass two cars. That's when they hit Flanagan, 38, who was on his way down the road in the opposite lane on his bike.
Flanagan was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital. He died of his injuries about two hours after the crash.
According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation arrest record, Strnad faces felony homicide and reckless driving charges, as well as misdemeanors for driving under the influence and for having an open container in a vehicle.