Two people died and three others were injured in Denver crashes early Sunday morning, police said.
The posted about the first fatal crash on eastbound Interstate 70 near Tennyson Street at 2:53 a.m. Sunday. The street and highway intersect just east of Berkeley Lake Park in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood.
One person — identified by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner as Miguel Perez, 32 — died in the single-car crash that temporarily shut down eastbound I-70, police said. All lanes had reopened as of 9 a.m. Sunday, according to the .
A second early morning crash involving three vehicles near Morrison Road and South Sheridan Boulevard killed one person and sent three others to the hospital, .
John Caldwell, 18, died at the scene of the crash, according to the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.
The intersection in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood, about 6 miles south of the first crash site, sits on the edge of Lakewood.
Additional information on each of the crashes, including the causes, was not immediately available Sunday.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
Updated at 2:02 p.m. on May 28, 2026: This story was updated to include the identity of the people who were killed.
