ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. -- One person was killed and two others were injured following a street racing crash in Adams County early Saturday evening, a Colorado State Patrol official at the scene confirmed with Denver7.
A silver Hyundai crashed into a pole in the southbound lanes of Federal Boulevard, just north of I-76 at around 5:02 p.m., according to CSP Trooper Alisha Danko. Southbound Federal was shut down north of I-76, Danko added.
Two people were injured and taken to a hospital for treatment, another refused treatment.
An official with the CSP tweeted the vehicles were running red lights.
The unfortunate results of people racing and running red lights. Federal Blvd & I76 is shut down. pic.twitter.com/vhhVfmhDcC
— CSP 1D Adams (@CSP_AdamsCounty) August 21, 2016
The crash is still under investigation.
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