Per Evergreen Fire Rescue 35 min ago
Use caution at Hwy 74 near Kittredge as EFR is on scene of car in the creek. Expect multiple emergency vehicles responding and in the area.
Evergreen FireRescue @efr_co 48 seconds ago
Update on car in creek: unfortunately 2 fatalities. Car most likely been in water for several hours. Media:contact EFR PIO for more info.
From Pam on Facebook:
Oh no.... 74 just past Kittredge heading down the canyon is a SHEET OF ICE!!! There is a shady area for a stretch....I wish they would get out there and salt it!!!
Spoke with the Evergreen Fire Rescue PIO, there's not much else to report at this time. The car went off the road at a curvy spot, it appears to have hit a tree and flipped before landing in the creek sometime last night. They know it was there for several hours based on the ice on the car. Any additional details will likely come from the coroner's office later.
We'll let you know when traffic can go through again.
Two die when car crashes into Bear Creek in Evergreen The tires were barely visible above the water and the vehicle was iced over
By Tom McGhee | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | The Denver Post
January 18, 2017 at 12:35 pm
Emergency workers found two people dead Wednesday inside a Volkswagen sedan that was resting on its roof submerged in Bear Creek in Evergreen.
A passerby reported the 2015 Volkswagen was in the water near 37134 Colorado Highway 74 at about 8:15 a.m.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The two people who were found dead inside a car pulled from Bear Creek on Wednesday have been identified.
The Jefferson County coroner told CBS4 the driver has been identified as Corry Danks, 26, from Conifer. The female passenger has been identified as Kira Blaugher-Wyszomirski, 20, from Evergreen. Autopsies will be conducted on Thursday to determine cause of death.
Neighbors say at least half a dozen cars have crashed along the same stretch of highway between Evergreen and Morrison, with the most recent wreck just a few months ago.