A woman and a carjacker are dead following a nearly head-on crash Thursday night in Centennial, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies were dispatched around 10:15 p.m. to East Dry Creek Road and South Adams Street after multiple reports of a severe crash with possible fatalities, said John Bartmann, a public information officer for the sheriff’s office.
Authorities arrived on-scene and confirmed a woman and man died as a result of the crash.
Witnesses told investigators that the two vehicles collided nearly head on, which caused the stolen vehicle to spin and ultimately hit the second vehicle for a second time, Bartmann said.
“I’ve rarely seen a car as mangled up as that one,” Bartmann said.
The roadway was closed for over six hours as investigators interviewed witnesses, processed the scene and tried to determine what led to the crash.
Currently, investigators believe speed and reckless driving may have played a role in the crash. It is unknown if drugs may have played a factor.
Throughout the investigation, officials learned that one of the vehicles, a Hyundai Sonata, was carjacked from a Littleton gas station near Dry Creek Road and Broadway just minutes before the crash.
Prior to stealing the car, the man unsuccessfully tried to carjack another person at Big Daddy’s Pizza near Broadway and was involved in a bicycle, vehicle crash.
“We don’t know why he left the scene, but we do know he fled on foot and then proceeded to carjack the vehicle that was involved in the crash,” said Krista Dimock, a spokesperson for the Littleton Police Department.
The identity of the individuals will be released by the county coroner’s office at a later date.
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