Authorities say they believe a pickup truck driver who caused a head-on crash near Akron in which three people were killed was impaired.
Bryant C. Hays, 26, of Sussex, WI., was driving a blue 2002 Chevrolet Silverado pickup west on Colorado 34 at about 5 p.m. Sunday when the pickup drifted into the eastbound lane and crashed into another car, said Gilbert Mares, Colorado State Patrol spokesman.
Hays was killed as well as two people in a green 1996 Dodge Stratus, 33-year-old Jon A. Stravers of Boise and 3-year-old Jonah Stravers, Mares said.
The accident happened about two miles east of Akron in northeast Colorado. Mares said police believe Hays was impaired with drugs and alcohol. The investigation is continuing.
Staff writer Kirk Mitchell can be reached at 303-954-1206 or kmitchell@denverpost.com.
