Per CSP Canon City (@CSP_CanonCity)
9/5/16, 5:35 PM
Troopers enroute to very serious Park County crash on H285 mp 220. We anticipate lengthy delays for several hours
The Colorado State Patrol said a teen may have been on drugs when she sat on a highway and was hit by a car near Bailey.
A 18-year-old woman from Crestview, Fla., whose name was not released pending next-of-kin notification, was walking on the shoulder on Highway 285, 2 miles south of Bailey, just before 4 p.m. Monday when she abruptly stopped and sat, the State Patrol said Tuesday.
She was partly in the southbound lane when she was hit by a Subaru Forester driven by Nina Thornburg, 59, of Lakewood, State Patrol said.
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An 18-year-old Florida woman died Monday after she was hit by a car on U.S. 285 in Bailey.
According to the Colorado State Patrol, Celeste White, 18, was walking south on the southbound shoulder of U.S. 285 about 3:56 p.m. when she sat down. The patrol said White was then struck by a 2015 Subaru Forester driven by Nina Thornburg, 59, of Lakewood.
“For whatever reason, the pedestrian stopped and sat down on the shoulder — partially in the southbound lane — and was struck by the Forester,” said State Trooper Nate Reid.
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By Sal Christ
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 1:59 pm (Updated: September 6, 1:59 pm) Contact reporter Sal Christ at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at 303-350-1035
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