Two people were killed in a fatal crash Sunday afternoon that forced authorities to close part of East Dry Creek Road in Centennial, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.
The crash happened at about 1:30 p.m. on East Dry Creek Road between South Yosemite Street and South Alton Way. A driver lost control of a vehicle and hit a parking garage, according to the sheriff’s office. The vehicle then burst into flames.
The driver died at the scene of the crash, and a passenger died after being taken to a hospital. Neither victim has been publicly identified.
Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Ginger Delgado could not say Sunday whether investigators suspect the driver was intoxicated or speeding before the crash.
Authorities initially closed all eastbound lanes of East Dry Creek Road and all but one lane of the westbound road between South Yosemite Street and South Alton Way, but reopened the westbound lanes around 3:20 p.m.
The eastbound lanes are expected to be closed for several hours.
Sheriff deputies are on scene of a fatal accident on E. Dry Creek Rd. between S. Yosemite St. and S. Alton Way. It happened around 1:30 p.m. The driver of the vehicle lost control, hit the parking garage of a building and the vehicle burst into flames. The driver is deceased, one… pic.twitter.com/PHzE1YbBvS
— Arapahoe Sheriff (@ArapahoeSO) June 18, 2023
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