DO NOT DRINK &
DRIVE: COLORADO STATE PATROL: DUI SUSPECTED IN U.S. 36 WRONG WAY CRASH NEAR
DENVER. A 35-YEAR-OLD MAN DRIVING A
PICKUP TRUCK WAS TRAVELING THE WRONG WAY WHEN HE SLAMMED HEAD-ON INTO A FORD
ESCAPE.
The Colorado State Patrol believes alcohol could be
involved in a two-vehicle wrong way crash on U.S. 36 in Denver on Thursday
morning that left two people injured, one of them moderately.
The crash happened about 5 a.m. near where the highway
meets Broadway, the patrol said. The wreck closed several lanes in the area as
investigators combed the scene.
A 35-year-old man driving a pickup truck was traveling
the wrong way when he slammed head-on into a Ford Escape driven by a
24-year-old man, the patrol told 7News.
The pickup truck's driver, who authorities have yet to
identify, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol
or drugs.