Man killed in I-70 crash in Wheat Ridge was trying to reattach towed car in center lane when tractor-trailer hit it

A man died overnight Sunday after a tractor-trailer truck hit the car he was trying to reattach to a tow strap in the center lane of Interstate 70 in Wheat Ridge.

The crash happened about 9:30 p.m. Sunday in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near Carr Street, the Wheat Ridge Police Department reported Tuesday on X.

Wheat Ridge Police officers responded to a crash on I-70 eastbound near Carr St. just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday night. Our investigation indicates one vehicle was towing another with a tow strap, when the strap broke, stranding the disabled vehicle in the center lane of I-70. pic.twitter.com/yGvBJJ8ejh

— Wheat Ridge Police (@WheatRidgePD) October 31, 2023

A vehicle was towing another with a tow strap on the interstate when the strap broke, stranding the disabled vehicle in the center lanes of the interstate.

Two men backed up the towing vehicle and attempted to reattach the disabled vehicle to the tow strap, but a fully loaded tractor-trailer driver who did not see the vehicles struck both the disabled and the towing vehicles, police said they learned through interviews.

One of the men was under the disabled car at the time of the crash and died at the scene, police said.

Unfortunately, the man who was trying to attach the tow strap died at the scene, as he was under the car at the time of impact. A woman in the passenger seat of the disabled vehicle was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

— Wheat Ridge Police (@WheatRidgePD) October 31, 2023