ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — Deputies are investigating a crash that left two people dead in Centennial Sunday afternoon.
According to a tweet from the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, a driver who was driving down East Dry Creek Road between Yosemite Street and South Alton Way crashed into the parking garage of a building. The Sheriff's Office said after that the car burst into flames.
The sheriff's office said witnesses told them two drivers were racing each other on eastbound Dry Creek before the crash. Traffic investigators estimate the car that crashed was going more than 100 miles per hour.
The driver of the car was pronounced deceased. The passenger was taken to the hospital, where he died.
A portion of East Dry Creek Road was closed while deputies investigated the crash.
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