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Divers have discovered the body of a man inside a stolen pickup truck in a Jefferson County lake after he careened into the water during a Wednesday police chase.
The crash near C-470 and Ken Caryl Avenue happened late Wednesday night, but divers didn’t discover the body until Thursday morning, according to a Colorado State Patrol news release.
A Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy spotted the stolen 2020 Toyota pickup truck around 11 p.m. Wednesday, CSP Trooper Josh Lewis said. The suspect did not stop the pickup and a chase ensued, he said.
Divers responded to the scene to search in the dark Wednesday night near a set of tire tracks leading into the water, Lewis said.
The water search resumed Thursday morning, Lewis said.
