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From KUSA>>

CASTLE ROCK - The Colorado State Patrol says a 16-year-old driver overcorrected and caused a three-car crash that left another driver dead on Friday night and sent a total of six people to the hospital.

The State Patrol says the teen was heading north in a Mercedes on US 85 near Happy Canyon, three miles north of Castle Rock, when he swerved to avoid an object in the road.

When overcorrected to get the car straight again, he lost control and went into the southbound lanes and hit a Chevy Silverado head-on. The driver of the Chevy was killed.

After that crash, the Mercedes spun around and was traveling backwards when it hit a Pacifica van.

The teen driving the Mercedes and his two male passengers were taken to Sky Ridge Medical Center; an adult woman and a juvenile in the Chevy were taken to Littleton Hospital; and the man driving the van was taken to Sky Ridge.

State Patrol says all the vehicles rolled at some point, but all ended up on their wheels.

No names were immediately released.

US 85 was closed for several hours after the crash.

 

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DATE: 12-6-08
TIME: 5:03 A.M.
LOCATION: Colorado 85 at milepost 186. (Approximately 3 miles north of Castle Rock, CO.)

On 12-5-08 at approximately 5:15 P.M. Troopers responded to both lanes of Colorado 85 at milepost 186.
A gold 1996 Mercedes 4 door was traveling northbound on Colorado 85, while a gold 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck and a blue 2004 Chrysler Pacifica were both traveling southbound on Colorado 85.
The Mercedes drove off the right side of the roadway to avoid a potted plant that was in the northbound lane. The Mercedes returned to the road and lost control and entered into the southbound lane and struck the left front corner and the side of the Chevrolet. The Mercedes rotated counter clockwise into the center of the road. The Chevrolet also rotated counter clockwise and went off the west side of the road, down an embankment and rolled one time ejecting all of its unrestrained occupants during the roll. The Chrysler Pacifica braked and struck the rear of the Mercedes with its front. The Mercedes was forced forward and traveled back into the northbound lane and came to rest on its wheels facing north east in the northbound lane. The Chevy pickup truck came to rest on its wheels facing northwest. The Chrysler came to rest on its wheels in the center of the road behind the Mercedes facing northeast.

The restrained driver of the Mercedes has been identified as Kevin A. Wesselink, 16 of Castle Rock, CO. Wesselink sustained serious injuries and was transported to Skyridge Hospital.
A restrained passenger within the vehicle has been identified as Garry Wesselink, 48 of Castle Rock, CO. Wesselink sustained serious injuries and was transported to Skyridge Hospital.
A second restrained passenger within the vehicle has been identified as Michael A. Sangaline, 16 of Castle Rock, CO. Sangaline sustained minor injuries and was transported to Skyridge Hospital.

The unrestrained driver of the Chevrolet pickup truck has been identified as Vicente R. Salas, 53 of Fountain, CO. Salas sustained serious injuries and was transported to the Littleton Hospital and was later pronounced dead by an attending medical physician.
An unrestrained female within the Chevrolet has been identified as Martha Salas, 54 of Fountain, CO. Salas sustained serious injuries and was transported to the Littleton Hospital.
A second unrestrained passenger within the pickup truck has been identified as Xavier Rodriguez, 6 of Fountain, CO. Rodriguez sustained minor injuries and was transported to the Littleton Hospital.

The restrained driver of the Chrysler has been identified as Geoffry S. Combs, 41 of Agate, CO. Combs sustained minor injuries and was transported to Skyridge Hospital.

Alcohol, drugs, speed and the weather conditions were all not suspected as contributing factors.

Charges are pending at this time.
Next of kin have been notified.