A single-vehicle crash on a dirt road above Breckenridge’s Wellington neighborhood resulted in a fatality the night of Monday, Oct. 6, according to Summit County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Mike Schilling.

Law enforcement received a call about the crash around 5:10 p.m., according to Colorado State Patrol trooper Gabriel Moltrer. The crash on Gold Run Road involved a Jeep Wrangler with a driver and three passengers, Moltrer said.

Moltrer said the driver, a male from Breckenridge, was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other passengers, all males from Silverthorne, Dillon and Alma, had minor to moderate injuries and were transported to the hospital. 

The Jeep Wrangler was traveling westbound on Gold Run Road when it started to drive up a “steep dirt embankment” on the north side of the road, Moltrer said. The vehicle lost control, drove across Gold Run Road and went up another embankment on the south side of the road, and Moltrer said the Jeep rolled over and came to rest on its side.

The fatal crash comes after multiple fatal incidents involving Summit County residents so far this year, including a hiking accident in May, a Blue River homicide in July, a climbing fall in July, a motorcycle crash in July, a pedestrian death in August and a missing person case near Breckenridge in August. Summit County has seen numerous other fatal incidents this year, including two snowboarder accidents in January, a skier accident in March, chairlift fall in May, a balcony fall in August, an ATV crash in August, a drowning in July, a roll-over crash in July, a missing persons case near Copper Mountain in August, a fatal crash involving a semitractor-trailer in July and a crash involving a family from Kremmling near the border of Summit and Grand counties in August.

Officials have been adding services and encouraging community members to reach out for mental health services in the wake of the tragic incidents involving Summit County so far this year. Anyone experiencing grief or in need of mental health services can call or text the Colorado Crisis Services line at 988 for mental health support or visit BuildingHopeSummit.org/resources/.

Building Hope Summit County‘ scholarship program, which offers up to 12 sessions of free therapeutic care with a therapist, licensed addictions counselor or psychiatrist. The group has connections with over 100 local providers that accept the scholarship. Find more information at BuildingHopeSummit.org.

The Summit County Coroner’s Office has a grief support group through the HeartLight Center, an organization that offers virtual support groups, among other resources. Each round of the office’s in-person version of the Face the Mourning support group involves five sessions, and interested parties can email Britt.Lea@summitcountyco.gov to sign up.