Three people taken to hospital after head-on crash involving wrong-way driver in Jefferson County
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — Three people were taken to the hospital after a head-on crash involving a wrong-way driver near Interstate 76 in Jefferson County.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said it was called out to a serious head-on crash involving a wrong-way driver near I-76 and Sheridan around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.

When deputies arrived, they found an unresponsive person inside the wrong-way vehicle. The person was quickly extricated, according to the sheriff’s office.

JCSO said three people were taken to the hospital for treatment.

Investigators suspect that alcohol impairment is a factor in this crash.

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