Car Full of 17-Year-Olds Goes Off Colorado Cliff; Grand Junction Police Say 5 Dead
Investigators are examining whether speed played a role as crews recovered the five victims and the Mesa County Coroner's Office prepares identifications.
- On Sunday, August 9, five people died after a vehicle drove off a cliff in Grand Junction, with the Grand Junction Police Department responding to the 2000 block of Lookout Lane at 7:45 p.m.
- Investigators believe the vehicle was traveling southbound on Lookout Lane when it veered off the roadway and down a steep hillside, with speed being investigated as a potential factor.
- Personnel from the Grand Junction Fire Department , Mesa County Search and Rescue, and the Mesa County Coroner's Office coordinated the recovery, locating all five bodies on the hillside.
- Identities of the five individuals will be released by the Mesa County Coroner once next-of-kin are notified, as all deaths are believed caused by crash-related injuries.
- GJPD said the incident remains under active investigation with no further information currently available, though the Mesa County Coroner will provide identities following next-of-kin notification.
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