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September 2, 2021
CSP continues to investigate fatal wreck on U.S. 285 BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating whether alcohol and excessive speed contributed to the cause of a deadly crash on U.S. 285 and Kings Valley in Jefferson County that killed an Englewood woman and a 2-year-old on Aug. 26 as well as the driver suspected of causing the crash, who died on Aug. 27. A 2021 red Dodge Ram 1500 driving southbound on U.S. 285 at about 3:40 p.m. Aug. 26 passed two vehicles on the shoulder, came back onto the highway and then crossed the double-yellow line, colliding headon with a black 2010 Ford F-150 driving northbound that was pulling a trailer, authorities said. Master Trooper Gary Cutler said last week that the collision pushed the Ford backward from the impact. U.S. 285 was closed for five hours during the cleanup and investigation.
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a positive molecular amplification test or antigen test, among students/ teachers/staff from separate households with onset within 14 days in a single classroom/activity or other close contact in the school setting (including transportation to- fromschool and affiliated events),” a state definitions sheet says. The definitions sheet acknowledges the question of whether a case was exposed to COVID-19 elsewhere in the community rather than at the facility listed with an outbreak. “It is possible that a person may have been exposed elsewhere (and we can rarely prove where any individual was exposed with a person-toperson pathogen), but when a person worked/lived/spent time in a facility with a known outbreak, we attribute their illness to the outbreak even if there is no definitive determination
Diana Snell, 55, of Englewood, who was driving the black Ford, died at the scene, and 2-year-old Jordan Snell died at the hospital, the CSP said. The other passengers in the vehicle, a 35-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man, were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. According to the State Patrol, the adults in the car were not wearing seatbelts, and the child was in a safety seat. The driver of the red Dodge, who died from his injuries on Aug. 27, was Benjamin Bobier, 36, of Colorado Springs. The passenger in the Dodge, a 53-year-old Colorado Springs woman, also was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Trooper Josh Lewis said he didn’t have any additional on the condition of the victims, and it will take two weeks to get test results on the driver. Cutler said initial reports that another child had been thrown from one of the vehicles were incorrect. that the case acquired the illness at the facility,” the sheet says. Asked whether the public should interpret outbreaks in schools as indicative of COVID-19 spread in the broader community or as more indicative of spread occurring within the schools themselves, O’Guin said it should be viewed as both. “With high levels of community infection, like there is now, infection can get introduced into the school by students or staff — frequently. Full in-person classrooms, lots more physical interaction in classrooms (or) sports (or) extracurriculars can contribute to an infected student or staff then transmitting in (the) school setting,” O’Guin said. “Given the length of time that students spend in school settings, often in close contact with others — many of whom are unvaccinated — schools remain a source of primary exposure concern. That’s why masking is important and why vaccination of 12-17 years old is important,” she added.
WHERE SCHOOL OUTBREAKS OCCURRED The COVID-19 outbreaks in school settings as of Aug. 26, according to TriCounty Health, included: • Acres Green Elementary School in the Lone Tree area • Bear Canyon Elementary School in Highlands Ranch • Cherokee Trail Elementary School in Parker • Cimarron Middle School in Parker • Hinkley High School in Aurora • Mesa Middle School in Castle Rock • Newton Middle School in Centennial • Ralph Moody Elementary School in
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once served as Englewood’s mayor. Once elected, the new city
Littleton • Roxborough Intermediate School in the Roxborough Park area • Sierra Middle School in the Parker area • STEM School Highlands Ranch • Timberline Elementary School in Centennial • Turnberry Elementary School in Commerce City • Westgate Community School in Thornton The health agency also listed an outbreak at a facility called “ESC 1.” council will decide which of its members will serve as mayor and mayor pro tem. Joe Jefferson, Englewood’s presiding municipal judge since 2017, is running uncontested for the four-year position again this fall.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY Offices Closed Arapahoe County Offices will be closed on Monday, September 6 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Visit arapahoegov.com/calendar Get the latest COVID-19 vaccine info The Colorado COVID vaccine hotline is now open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call 1-877-CO VAX CO (1-877-268-2926) Facing eviction? Struggling to pay rent? Call 303-738-7891 today if paying rent has become a challenge during COVID-19. You may be eligible for short-term rental assistance through Arapahoe County. Visit arapahoegov.com/rentassistance
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