Reports circulating online claim that two young men, identified as Reese Allen, 18, of Silt, and Kyle McKinney, 17, of Glenwood Springs, were killed in a wrong-way collision on Interstate 70 near Rifle, Colorado.
However, the reported crash and the identities of the alleged victims could not be independently confirmed through reliable current sources at the time of publication.
Reported I-70 Collision
According to the unverified account, the crash occurred at approximately 2:36 a.m. near mile marker 93 on I-70, east of Rifle.
The report claims that McKinney was driving a blue 2022 Subaru in the wrong direction on the westbound side of the interstate when the vehicle collided head-on with a gray 2004 GMC Yukon reportedly driven by Allen.
The same account states that the Yukon subsequently struck a trailer attached to a commercial truck.
These details have not been independently confirmed by an authoritative law-enforcement or coroner source.
Reported Deaths
The supplied report states that both teenagers died at the crash scene and that the commercial-truck driver was not injured.
It also claims that autopsies later determined the teenagers died from blunt-force injuries and that their deaths were classified as accidental.
Those medical and identification details could not be independently verified from reliable sources reviewed for this article.
Investigation
If confirmed, a collision of this nature would ordinarily involve an investigation into vehicle movements, roadway conditions, potential impairment and other factors that may have contributed to the crash.
At present, however, there is insufficient authoritative information to establish the precise circumstances or cause of the reported collision.
Family and Community
The reported deaths have generated concern because of the young ages attributed to the two individuals. However, personal details about their families, schools, employment or memorial arrangements were not available from verified sources.
Any obituary, funeral or memorial information should be confirmed through the families or an established funeral-home notice before publication.
Further details should be added only after confirmation from the Colorado State Patrol, Garfield County authorities or another authoritative source.