Three people died overnight in separate traffic crashes along the Front Range, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
A single-vehicle crash happened at about 2 a.m. Saturday on U.S. Highway 285 near Conifer, said Sgt. Troy Kessler, a Colorado State Patrol spokesman. The driver of a Chevrolet Silverado was northbound on 285 when he failed to negotiate a curve and the pickup truck ran off of the road and rolled, Kessler said. The driver, a 24-year-old Lakewood man, was thrown from the truck. He died at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt. A passenger, a 24-year-old Glendale man, suffered a minor hand injury. He was wearing a seat belt.
At about 10:15 p.m. Friday a motorcyclist hit a pedestrian in Adams County on Federal Boulevard near West 64th Avenue, Kessler said. The pedestrian died at the scene. The driver of the Harley Davison, a 53-year-old Westminster man, suffered serious injuries. The pedestrian was crossing Federal, outside of a crosswalk, when the northbound motorcycle hit him. The motorcyclist laid down the bike in a futile attempt to avoid striking the pedestrian.
A single-vehicle crash happened at about 2 a.m. Saturday in Weld County at the intersection of County Roads 64 and 27, Kessler said. The driver, a 24-year-old Greeley man, died when his 2010 BMW ran off of the road. A passenger, a 25-year-old Eaton man, suffered minor injuries.
All three crashes remain under investigation.