A California man has been cited for careless driving after a multi-vehicle crash on I-70 occurred on June 7, resulting in the death of a Golden woman.
Autopsy results determined that Nancy Gail Courtright, 55, of the Applewood area, died of multiple blunt force injuries.
The crash occurred at about 4:15 p.m. at mile marker 261 on westbound I-70, west of Highway 6.
Fasiotitagata Alphonso Seiye Tuipelehake of Anaheim, California, was driving a semi-truck westbound on I-70 near the C-470 merge when he failed to see traffic slowing ahead of him, according to the Golden Police Department.
The semi-truck he was driving struck three passenger vehicles, according to the Police Department. Courtright was pronounced dead on the scene. The drivers of the other two vehicles suffered minor injuries, and one of them was transported to an area hospital.
Tuipelehake, 41, had a valid commercial license.
He was transported to the Golden Police Department and voluntarily consented to a blood test, and was released pending the outcome of the investigation. The Police Department said Friday that the results of that blood test were not yet available.
Tuipelehake has since been cited for careless driving causing death. He will appear in Jefferson County court on Sept. 1.
Golden Police Department's Accident Investigation Team conducted the on-scene investigation, and Colorado State Patrol's Motor Carrier Unit will assist with the mechanical inspection of the semi-truck.
Westbound I-70 reopened at about 9:30 p.m.
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