An Adams County sheriff’s deputy and four teenagers were seriously injured Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash in Commerce City.
The crash happened at about 10:40 p.m. at the intersection of East 74th Avenue and Dahlia Street, said Master Trooper Gary Cutler, a Colorado State Patrol spokesman.
The deputy, driving a marked patrol SUV, was eastbound on 74th when the 16-year-old driver of a black Mercedes E-350, northbound on Dahlia, ran a red light and t-boned the SUV, Cutler said.
The Mercedes was speeding at the time of the crash, Cutler said.
The Mercedes driver, and three passengers, a 16-year-old male, a 17-year-old male and a 19-year-old female, were all taken to the hospital with serious injuries, Cutler said. The three male teens are from Commerce City and the female is from Thornton. None were wearing a seat-belt at the time of the crash.
The deputy, a 32-year-old man, was also taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
The 17-year-old in the Mercedes was taken to the University of Colorado Hospital. The rest were taken to North Suburban Medical Center, Cutler said.
An investigation is ongoing.
