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Truck driver in I-70 crash near Vail died outside his rig as 2 in SUV walked away

A semi truck pulling two trailers fell Sunday morning from Interstate 70 to Avon Road, landing on an SUV. One person died and three were injured in the accident. I-70 was closed in both directions for several hours.
A semi truck pulling two trailers fell Sunday morning from Interstate 70 to Avon Road, landing on an SUV. One person died and three were injured in the accident. I-70 was closed in both directions for several hours.
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VAIL — The truck driver in Sunday’s fiery crash was found outside his truck, his badly burned body curled into a ball, police investigators said Monday.

How he ended up outside the truck and remains under investigation, but he was not far enough away from the inferno to survive, police said.

Dental records will be needed before he can be positively identified, officials said, although his next-of-kin has been notified.

The female passenger in the truck and the two people in a Honda CR-V — Lara Wahl and Bradley Zellefrow, of Avon — were all treated at the Vail Valley Medical Center and released.

Whether Wahl and Zellefrow are among the luckiest or unluckiest people on earth remains a question, and so far they’ve chosen not to enter the discussion. Phone calls Monday went unanswered and were not returned.

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