OTERO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – Colorado State Patrol responded to a crash on Highway 50 just west of Rocky Ford late Wednesday morning involving a Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) vehicle.
State troopers said at around 11 a.m., they were called to a crash involving a DFPC Silverado truck and a white Toyota Rav4.
Preliminary reports indicate the DFPC truck was traveling westbound on Highway 50 while the Rav4 was traveling eastbound, troopers said.
The DFPC truck turned left from Highway 50 onto Otero County Road 10 and entered the path of the eastbound Rav4, resulting in a crash.
The driver of the DFPC truck, identified as 33-year-old Curtis O’Leary, who troopers said is an arson investigator and employee with the DFPC, was taken to the hospital. The extent of his injuries is unknown as of Thursday morning.
At the time of the crash, troopers said O’Leary was not responding to a work-related incident and no emergency lights or sirens were activated.
The 75-year-old male driver and the 70-year-old female passenger of the Rav4 were also taken to the hospital, troopers said. The extent of their injuries is also unknown as of Thursday morning.
O’Leary was cited for Careless Driving, troopers said.
Both directions of Highway 50 were closed at the incident for about two hours, troopers said. The roadway reopened at just after 1 p.m. before being closed again for a short period to allow for vehicle recovery operations. Highway 50 has since fully reopened in both directions at about 3:30 p.m.
