Glenwood Springs Accident Kills One

Shannon Weidemann

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A Tuesday evening accident on County Road 115 in Glenwood Springs left one person dead and three others in the hospital. The 19-year-old driver of the car was killed after she went off the road and flipped the car. Her three passengers were ejected from the 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche.

The crash occurred at about 6:47 p.m. When emergency personnel arrived, they found a 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche on its right side on the roadway. A preliminary investigation indicated Hernandez was driving north on the road, which leads to Spring Valley, between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale, when the vehicle went off the road to the right. Hernandez apparently overcorrected to the left, causing the vehicle to roll one and one-quarter times, ejecting all of the occupants, according to the state patrol.

It is unknown if alcohol played a role in the accident, but it is believed that high speed was. The police are still investigating the single car accident.