Summit County Coroner’s Office identifies Silverthorne woman killed in crash near Breckenridge
The Colorado State Patrol says the woman lost control of the Subaru Forester that she was driving on an icy, snow-covered road
Colorado Department of Transportation/Courtesy illustration
The Summit County Coroner’s Office has identified the young woman killed Tuesday, Nov. 12, in a crash on Colorado Highway 9 near Breckenridge.
Marlen Zelaya Rodriguez, 18, of Silverthorne, died in the crash, Summit County Coroner Amber Flenniken said in an email Thursday, Nov. 14.
The two-vehicle crash occurred around 5:20 p.m. near mile marker 90 when Rodriguez lost control of the Subaru Forester she was driving northbound on the icy, snow-covered highway, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The Subaru reportedly drove off the left edge of the road, striking a sign in the raised center median, then rotated into the southbound lanes where a Chevrolet Suburban struck its right side.
Law enforcement said a medical team pronounced Rodriguez dead at the scene. The driver and the passenger of the Chevrolet suffered minor injuries in the crash.
Highway 9 was closed southbound for more than three hours following the crash, though police used alternating traffic to allow vehicles through the scene.
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