A 34-year-old Buena Vista man driving near Salida early Sunday morning died when his green Chevy pickup veered off the road, went airborne, smashed into an embankment, rolled twice, hit a road sign and crashed into three parked trailers.
Colorado State Patrol Troopers said they suspect alcohol and excessive speed were factors in the crash.
They said William Robutka was rolling east on Chaffee County Road 120 in his 1999 Silverado, near the intersection with County Road 125. Around 3:30 a.m., Robutka’s pickup drifted off the left side left of the pavement and then veered off to the right, State Trooper Tim Sutherland said.
Robutka was not wearing a seatbelt, Sutherland said. He was ejected in the rollover and died at the scene about 4 feet from the wrecked vehicle. Nobody else was involved or injured in the crash.
