A 45-year-old Federal Heights man died in a single vehicle crash early this morning in the Buffalo Creek area of Jefferson County.
The crash likely happened between midnight and about 6 a.m., said Trooper Nate Reid, a spokesman with the Colorado State Patrol.
The unidentified driver of a Ford van was heading north on Colorado Highway 126, about 13 miles south of U.S. Highway 285, when the van ran off the road and smashed into a tree, Reid said.
A passerby discovered the crash at about 7:10 a.m. and called 911. The state patrol withheld the man’s identification pending notification of his family.
Foggy conditions and wet roads may have contributed to the crash, which remains under investigation.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com.
