ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — The driver of an SUV was hit and killed on the side of E-470 late Friday morning by a semi-truck driver, Colorado State Patrol (CSP) said.
The wreck happened around 11:42 a.m. Friday in the northbound lanes of E-470 near the Gartell exit, CSP said.
According to CSP's initial investigation, a 59-year-old man driving a Toyota SUV pulled over on the shoulder to check on something. Around the same time, a semi driver was traveling in the right lane headed northbound. The pedestrian was standing in front of the SUV and then moved into the right lane and was struck by the semi.
He died at the scene. Investigators have determined that he took his own life.
The semi driver was not injured and stayed at the scene.
Northbound E-470 was shut down completely between Jordan and Parker Roads while troopers finished the crash investigation and cleanup. All but one lane had reopened by 2:27 p.m.
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