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2 Killed In Monarch Pass 5-Vehicle Crash
CSP: RV Crossed Center Line, Initiating Chain-Reaction
POSTED: 4:52 am MDT July 6,
2009
UPDATED: 11:04 am MDT July 6,
2009
SALIDA, Colo. -- Two people are dead after a five-vehicle crash on Monarch Pass.The Colorado State Patrol said the driver of a 1983 Toyota Dolphin recreational vehicle was westbound on U.S. 50, along west side of Monarch Pass, at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, when he lost control on a curve, crossed the center line, and sideswiped a Lincoln Town Car. The Lincoln sideswiped a Toyota Camry, sending both vehicles off the road. The RV then hit an eastbound Nissan Altima head on before rolling on its side.
Troopers said the RV driver, Ray Stout, 79, of Montrose, Colo., and the Nissan driver, Miguel Solis, 68, of El Paso, Texas, died at the scene. Solis' passenger, Felipa Solis, was airlifted to a Grand Junction, Colo., hospital with serious injuries.The RV rolled on its side before stopping. Debris from the crash struck a fifth vehicle. Its driver was unhurt.Miguel Solis was a former county commissioner in El Paso, Texas. His wife, Felipa, is a former news anchor and columnist in El Paso.They were traveling to Denver International Airport to return to El Paso after attending a wedding near Grand Junction, Colo., according to relatives.
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