A man who died in a car crash Friday in Highlands Ranch has been identified.
Brandon Gianopoulos, 24, of Fort Collins died in the single-car crash on Plaza Drive, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Gianopoulos, an employee of Mike Ward Maserati, was driving a 2017 Maserati when it crashed.
“As an employee of the dealership, he had access to vehicles on the lot as a part of his duties, and the vehicle was not stolen,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release. “The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but excessive speed is suspected as a contributing factor.”
Gianopoulos was the lone person in the vehicle.
a passer-by spotted the 2017 Maserati covered in frost Saturday morning in a retention pond. Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies arrived to find Brandon Gianopoulos dead inside. The Fort Collins man worked at Mike Ward Maserati, which owned the car.
Investigators believe excessive speed was a factor in the crash.
KUSA reports that a 27-second Facebook Live video was posted by Gianopoulos on Friday night showing someone behind the wheel of a Maserati accelerating from 2 to 111 miles an hour. The sheriff’s office isn’t commenting on whether the video was a factor in the accident.
