Front Range man who died in ATV crash near Georgia Pass identified
Summit County Sheriff’s Office/Courtesy photo
An Arvada man’s all-terrain vehicle, commonly called an ATV, pinned him in the backcountry near Glacier Ridge on Georgia Pass on Sunday, Aug. 31, according to a Summit County Sheriff’s Office press release.
The Summit County Coroner identified the man who died after the crash on Sunday as Jose Alfredo Lopez-Diaz, 49.
Other trail users found Lopez-Diaz unresponsive underneath his ATV and used a satellite message to tell Summit County dispatchers Lopez-Diaz had no pulse and was not breathing.
The release stated Lopez-Diaz was riding alone and authorities pronounced him dead at the scene once they located him.
Summit County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Mike Schilling said Lopez-Diaz was not renting the ATV when the crash occurred.
The description of GoFundMe raising money for Lopez-Diaz’s funeral costs states his daughter started the fundraiser. It describes him as a “true adventurer at heart” and states his daughter wants to “create a service that truly honors his legacy and brings our loved ones together to remember the incredible person he was.”
Summit Daily News requested a report from the incident and is awaiting a response.
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