Authorities have identified the 39-year-old Weld County man in Clear Creek County on Wednesday morning.
Ryan Trent of Gilcrest was discovered about 8 a.m. near the highway’s intersection with Interstate 70 east of Idaho Springs.
Further details on Trent’s death have not been released. The county sheriff’s office says it is awaiting information from the coroner.
The Sheriff's Office is now releasing the name of the man found on Hwy 6
The male identified is 39 yr old Ryan Trent out of Gilcrest CO.
— ClearCreekSheriff (@ClearCreekSO)
Investigators said the case could be an auto-pedestrian collision but have not elaborated.
The highway through Clear Creek Canyon was closed in both directions while investigators processed the scene Wednesday. The State Patrol is working with the sheriff’s office on the case.
Anyone with information about the death is asked to call the sheriff’s office’s investigations division at 303-679-2388.
