THORNTON, Colo. -- Police in Thornton are investigating a one-vehicle crash that killed the driver and critically injured a worker inside a construction zone on Interstate 25 at West 144th Avenue Tuesday morning.
Police say the male driver of a northbound vehicle was exiting I-25 onto the West 144th Avenue off-ramp when he lost control. The vehicle then rolled several times, struck a construction worker and came to a rest on its top near a backhoe.
Thornton Police say the driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The construction worker was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
The identities of the victims have yet to be released. It's not clear what contributed to the crash. An investigation into the cause is ongoing. Most likely the driver was speeding and failed to negotiate the exit curve to the
West 144th Avenue off-ramp.
Police closed the off-ramp and one northbound lane on I-25 while police conducted a conducted a fatality collision investigation.
The construction zone is part of the North I-25 project, which will add an express lane and bring express bus service to Fort Collins.
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THORNTON, Colo. -- One person was killed and a construction worker was injured following a rollover crash near Interstate 25 and 144th Avenue on Tuesday, Thornton police said.
Police said it happened around 11:12 a.m. when a black Chevy Camaro lost control while it was on the exit ramp from northbound I-25. The vehicle rolled over several times into a construction zone where it hit the worker.
The construction worker was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
Authorities do not believe alcohol or drugs were a factor at this time.
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THORNTON, Colo. (KKTV) - A worker is in critical condition after a driver flipped their vehicle at a construction site off the interstate in Thornton.
The driver was killed. It's not yet clear what caused the crash.
The crash happened at the 144th Avenue exit on I-25 late Tuesday morning. The black sedan could be seen on its roof near a backhoe when news chopper Copter 4 flew over the scene.
Further details are limited at this time. We will update as we learn more.
North I-25 Express Lanes: 120th to Northwest Parkway/E-470
From summer 2016 through winter 2018, CDOT and Hamon Infrastructure will build Express Lanes from 120th Avenue to Northwest Parkway/E-470.
This project will provide increased safety, capacity, and user choice to a rapidly developing region.
Project Facts
Project Cost: $97.5 million
Project Team
Consultant(s): Hamon Infrastructure
Project Manager: Jason Lucerna
Background
In August 2011, CDOT completed a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) that includes the North I-25 corridor between US 36 and Colorado Highway 7—one of the most congested stretches of highway in the Denver metro area. This stretch sees an average daily traffic volume of 174,000 vehicles per day. The FEIS identified a preferred alternative for this corridor, which will offer increased safety, capacity and user choice.
Project Benefits
Add capacity and ultimately provide the choice of a reliable trip with the addition of one HOV/Express Lane in both directions.
Install an auxiliary lane along northbound I-25 to connect the 136th Avenue on-ramp to the 144th Avenue off-ramp, which will help drivers merge more comfortably between the two interchanges.
Improve driving conditions by resurfacing the roadway.
Address necessary drainage and utility improvements along the corridor.