The person who died in a single-vehicle crash on a dirt road above Breckenridge’s Wellington neighborhood the evening of Monday, Oct. 6, was a Summit High School student, according to the Summit County Coroner and Summit School District.

Coroner Amber Flenniken identified the deceased Wednesday morning as 17-year-old John Fiedelman of Breckenridge.

Emails sent by Summit High School co-principals Doug Blake and Brittny Acres and Summit School District superintendent Tony Byrd on Tuesday, Oct. 7, to families with children at the high school and in the district stated Fiedelman was a Summit High student.

The emails outlined support that the district has available, like counselors, school psychologists and other support staff who will be at the high school in the coming days, according to the co-principals’ email. 

“We’re committed to supporting the well being of all students, staff and families as our community comes together to grieve this loss,” district communications director Kerstin Anderson said.

Fiedelman, a senior at Summit High School, attended Upper Blue Elementary from 2011 to 2014 before moving to Park County, according to Byrd’s email to school district families. Fiedelman moved back to Summit County at the start of the 2024-2025 school year.

Colorado State Patrol trooper Gabriel Moltrer said a call about the crash, which involved a Jeep Wrangler overturning on Gold Run Road, came in around 5:10 p.m. Oct. 6. The driver, now identified as Fiedelman, was pronounced dead on scene, according to Moltrer.

The vehicle had three other passengers, who were 15, 16 and 18 years old and all went to the hospital with minor to moderate injuries. 

The Jeep 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. 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.

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/.

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Building Hope Summit County’s scholarship program 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.