A motorcyclist who was and then repeatedly run over has been identified.
Michael Martinez, 61, was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash early Wednesday on Interstate 25.
An autopsy determined Martinez’s cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries, according to a Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.
Denver police say at least two, possibly three, motorists drove Martinez’s body.
The wreck happened about 4:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Interstate 25 near the Santa Fe Drive exit, police said. Investigators say the motorcyclist lost control and went down.
A lone witness who talked to police told investigators the vehicles involved in the wreck include a semi-trailer with a white cab with red lettering, a box truck and a sedan.
Authorities say the semi’s trailer is a hopper-style that can carry grain or aggregates for asphalt, has three bins and has a dumper at the bottom.
Police say they need to talk to the drivers of the three vehicles.
The death is the 13th motorcycle fatality and 55th death on Denver’s roads this year. Last year, eight people died in Denver motorcycle crashes.
Elizabeth Hernandez: 303-954-1223, ehernandez@denverpost.com or @ehernandez
