A father whose teenage son was killed in a hit-and-run accident after taking ecstasy spoke out for the first time Friday. See What Father Says About Son's Bizarre Death Philip Snyder urged both teens and parents to understand just what the club drug can do and said that he hoped that what happened to his son won't happen to others. Jared Snyder, 18, was killed last month. Police said that he wasn't killed by the drug ecstasy, but that it was the drug that led him to the bizarre behavior that killed him. Jared was running around an entrance ramp to Interstate 70 around 3:30 a.m. and was sitting on the freeway cross-legged and naked when he was hit by a vehicle. He later died of his injuries. Friends said that Jared had been at the "Bloomin" music festival at the nearby National Western Complex and had taken the drug ecstasy, which was later found in his system. Philip Snyder said that he remembered hearing about a bizarre death on the news, but didn't connect it to his son. "The coroner and a police officer came to my house about 5:30 as I was watching the news, and I had no idea that the news they were giving about a young man dying on I-70 had anything to do with me or my family," Philip Snyder said. As a drug and alcohol counselor, Phillip Snyder said that he'd looked for signs of drug and alcohol problems in Jared and was shocked to learn that his son had taken the drug. His message to other parents is to be vigiliant about seeing the big picture with their children. "I don't know how many times Jared took this drug -- if this was his first time or if it was his 25th time. But I can tell you it was his last time, and I wouldn't want someone to go forward saying that happened to him but it will never happen to me. This drug is unpredictable," Snyder said. Doctors said that ingesting the popular club drug can cause strange behavior. "It's not uncommon to see people come in having done things they'd never consider doing if they hadn't taken the drug," said Dr. Chris Colwell of Denver Health. Medical experts said it's rare to die from the ecstasy drug itself, although there are bad reactions. Doctors told 7NEWS that users die from activities they do while on the drug – which experts say is happening more frequently. Police are still searching for suspects in the fatal hit-and-run accident. Previous Stories:

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