BRIGHTON, Colo. — Police in Brighton are investigating a wrong-way crash that left one man dead and seriously wounded a woman early Tuesday morning.
Police believe alcohol was a contributing factor in the crash.
It happened around 4 a.m. near the intersection of Mt. Bierstadt Street and E. Bridge Street, according to the Brighton Police Department.
Police said the wrong-way driver, a 47-year-old man, was killed in the crash when he collided head-on with another vehicle going in the opposite direction.
The driver of the second vehicle, a woman, was seriously injured.
The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending identification by the coroner’s office and notification of next of kin.
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