“The vehicle went off the road and down a steep embankment,” said Trooper Josh Lewis with the Colorado State Patrol. “I can confirm a fatality, but I don’t have any of the details yet.”

The vehicle was a 2013 Volkswagen registered in Oregon. Because it is from out of state, it may take longer to get information, he said.

The State Patrol received the call just before 7 p.m. Lewis said troopers had closed one lane of traffic by 7:30 p.m. while working the accident.

“Traffic is still moving,” he said at 8:30 p.m., “but it’s still one lane alternating.”

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