Underage Driver of Car Was Double the Legal Limit
(photo credit: CDOT)
A fatal semi-truck vs. car crash on April 14 on Westbound 1-70 near Glenwood Springs involved a teenage driver that was nearly double the legal blood alcohol limit, the Colorado State Patrol said Tuesday.
Brianda Zavala, 18, of Glenwood Springs, was driving east in the Westbound lanes in a construction zone when her car collided with a semi-truck. The two passengers in her vehicle also tested positive for alcohol, and were killed as a result of the crash.
Jennifer Navarez, 16, and Albino Ortiz-Monge, 24, were pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the semi-truck, Peter Zhuchok, 54, was not injured
Initial reports have suggested that two teenage or underage girls were seen drinking at a Glenwood Springs liquor establishment. Colorado Department of Revenue has not commented on this allegation, as an investigation is ongoing.
"Based on the toxicology report, the driver of the 2006 Audi had been under the influence at the time of the crash," indicated State Patrol Trooper Bonnie Collins in a Tuesday press release.
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