{"id":69433,"date":"2017-06-28T15:19:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T21:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/coach-dies-in-head-on-crash-on-u-s-160-east-of-bayfield\/"},"modified":"2017-06-28T21:19:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T21:19:19","slug":"coach-dies-in-head-on-crash-on-u-s-160-east-of-bayfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/coach-dies-in-head-on-crash-on-u-s-160-east-of-bayfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach dies in head-on crash on U.S. 160 east of Bayfield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A 59-year-old Bayfield man died in a head-on crash Wednesday morning two miles east of Bayfield. A second victim was taken to Mercy Regional Medial Center with serious injuries.<\/span>Courtesy of Upper Pine Fire Protection District<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A 59-year-old Bayfield man died Wednesday morning in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 160 a couple of miles east of Bayfield.<\/p>\n

The victim was identified as Michael D. Scalet, an assistant cross-country coach for Bayfield High School and a track coach for Bayfield Middle School. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, said Capt. Adrian Driscoll, with the Colorado State Patrol.<\/p>\n

The second driver, John J. O\u2019Bryan, 23, of Durango, was taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center with serious injuries and was listed in good condition Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The crash occurred at 6:34 a.m. near mile marker 106, which is two miles east of Bayfield town limits.<\/p>\n

Scalet, driving a white 2000 Toyota pickup, was heading west when he drifted off the right side of the road, over-corrected and ran head-on into O\u2019Bryan, who was driving a blue 2008 Chevy Silverado.<\/p>\n

Scalet was thrown from the pickup, which caught fire upon impact, Driscoll said.<\/p>\n

It was unknown if he wore a seat belt, Driscoll said.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Bryan\u2019s vehicle rolled a quarter time and came to rest on its side.<\/p>\n

The highway was closed about three hours while medics and crash investigators cleaned up the scene.<\/p>\n

In addition to coaching cross country, Scalet also drove school buses and did maintenance for Bayfield School District, said Josh Walton, cross country coach for Bayfield High School.<\/p>\n

Last year was his first year coaching, Walton said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe kids really enjoyed him as a coach,\u201d Walton said \u201cI\u2019m really sad that we\u2019re going to lose him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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