JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado — One person is dead Tuesday night after a vehicle went off Highway 6 into Clear Creek, Colorado State Patrol (CSP) said.
The incident happened near milepost 261. At first, investigators did not know if there had been other occupants inside the Acura SUV, but they later said the person found dead was the only one inside.
Clear Creek Canyon was closed from Golden to Highway 119 but has since reopened.
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