A 24-year-old man died Wednesday after a box truck rolled on westbound Interstate 76 near East Bromley Lane in Brighton, leaving the vehicle on its side and the driver fatally injured. Police said he was ejected from the truck and was not wearing a seat belt. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Crash details
According to Denver7, Brighton police said the crash happened around 10:15 a.m. and left the box truck blocking the westbound lanes of I-76 near E. Bromley Lane. Officers closed the roadway so investigators could document the scene. Police said the truck ended up resting on its side and that no one else was hurt.
What police say about the driver
As reported by 9News, Brighton police said the driver was a 24-year-old man, though his name has not yet been released. Officers said he was ejected from the truck and died shortly after arriving at the hospital. The department has not released a cause of the crash.
Investigation and witness appeal
Investigators are still working to determine how the rollover happened, and Brighton police are asking for the public’s help. Anyone with information or dash-cam video from the area is urged to call the department’s tip line at 303-655-8740, Denver7 reports.
Seat belts and ejection risk
Police said the man was not wearing a seat belt. The Colorado State Patrol notes that occupants who are ejected in crashes face dramatically higher odds of being killed and that seat belts remain the most effective protection in a serious wreck. According to the Colorado State Patrol, Colorado’s seat belt use rate was about 88.1% in 2024, and buckling up greatly cuts the risk of being thrown from a vehicle during a crash.
