Burlington teen dies in one-vehicle accident

Burlington teen dies in one-vehicle accident

An 18-year-old man died July 14 in a one-vehicle accident. Owen Smith, 18, of Burlington, died at 5:37 p.m. July 14 on Kit Carson Co. Rd. V near Rd. 52, about 2 miles east of the prison. According to Colorado State Patrol Master Trooper L. Middleton, the accident investigator, the crash is described as follows: Smith, driving a 2012 F150 Ford pickup, was driving east on county road V; lost control and yawed counterclockwise driving off the north…