Mead
Pickup driver Ricky Crowell, 62, dies in Mead crash
Crowell, 62, the driver and only occupant of a pickup that left Weld County Road 5 in Mead and came to rest in a field, died at a hospital after the crash on Oct. 29, Mead police said.
Ricky K. Crowell, 62, the driver and only occupant of a pickup that left Weld County Road 5 in Mead and came to rest in a field, died at a hospital after the crash on Oct. 29, Mead police said.
The Mead Police Department responded at approximately 11:18 a.m. to a single-vehicle crash in the 16000 block of Weld County Road 5. Officers found a pickup that had left the roadway and come to rest in a nearby field. Crowell was seriously injured and trapped inside the vehicle.
Mountain View Fire Rescue personnel helped extricate Crowell, and he was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he later died. The Weld County Coroner's Office will determine the cause of death.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. The Regional Forensic Crash Team responded to investigate; it comprises personnel from the Mead, Frederick, Firestone and Dacono Police Departments.
Weld County Road 5, between Weld County Road 34.5 and Weld County Road 34, was temporarily closed while investigators processed the scene.