15-Year-Old Female Dies in Western Colorado Car Accident
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The girl, who has yet to be identified, was riding in the passenger seat of a 2004 gray Dodge Ram pickup truck when the driver, 20-year-old Dillon Burch lost control of the vehicle and rolled it over on northbound Moffat County Road 31 early Sunday morning.
The incident, according to The Colorado State Patrol is said to have happened at around 2:32 a.m. on Sunday, December 13, right around two miles north of Craig, Colorado, with Burch driving and the 15-year-old girl as his passenger.
According to authorities, 20-year-old Burch lost control of the vehicle and caused it to roll, which caused injuries to the girl in the passenger seat who eventually succumbed to her injuries after being transported to Memorial Regional Health in nearby Craig, Colorado shortly after the accident.
Colorado State Patrol responded to a single vehicle rollover crash around 2:32 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 that sent a 15-year-old Moffat County teenager to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to a press release from CSP.
The rollover crash occurred on Moffat County Road 31 near milepost 1 in rural Moffat County roughly 2 miles north of Craig, CSP said.
A gray 2004 Dodge Ram pickup was being driven northbound on Moffat County Road 31 by a 20 year old male from Craig. According to CSP, the driver lost control of the truck and it rolled off the left side of the roadway.
A 20-year-old male passenger from Vernal, Utah suffered minor injuries, and a 16-year-old female passenger from Craig suffered minor injuries. A 15-year-old female passenger from Craig suffered life threatening injuries during the crash, CSP said. All occupants from the Dodge were transported to Memorial Regional Health.
A 20-year-old Moffat County resident is facing felony charges following a rollover crash early Sunday morning on Moffat County Road 31 that killed a 15-year-old female, who was a passenger in the car.
Colorado State Patrol Trooper Josh Lewis confirmed Monday morning that the 15-year-old, who was transported to Memorial Regional Health with life-threatening injuries Sunday, succumbed to her injuries.
The rollover occurred at 2:32 a.m. Sunday on Moffat County Road 31 roughly 2 miles north of Craig, CSP said.
Dillon Burch, 20, was driving the 2004 gray Dodge Ram northbound on Moffat County Road 31 when he lost control of the truck and rolled off the left side of the roadway. CSP says speed and alcohol are suspected as being contributing factors in the crash.