A man and a woman were killed in a head-on collision as the man drove his car on the wrong side of Interstate 225 at about 2 a.m. Saturday, officials say.
Luis Javier Gomez, 24, and Lisa Swisher, 22, both of Aurora, were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, said Lt. Troy Edwards of the Aurora police department.
Officials do not know whether alcohol was a factor in the crash on the southbound lanes of I-225 just north of E. 6th Avenue, Edwards said.
It will take about two weeks for toxicology results to come back on the case, he said.
The man was driving a green Toyota Celica northbound on the southbound highway when he crashed into a blue Jeep Cherokee occupied by the female, he said.
The drivers of both vehicles were the only occupants in their cars.
Both drivers received fatal injuries from the accident and they were pronounced dead at the scene.
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