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Highway 85 Reopens After Closure North of Denver Metro Area Due to Deadly Crash

A Volkswagen SUV driver died after crashing into a traffic pole, causing a grass fire; north-south lanes of Highway 85 remain closed for repairs, police said.

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Highway 85 reopened after a several-hour-long closure at 136th Avenue in Brighton due to a deadly crash early Wednesday morning.

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A fatal crash has caused partial closures at the intersection of Highway 85 and 136th Avenue this morning in Brighton. According to authorities, the incident was reported around 6:30 a.m., when officers responded to a vehicle collision that forced the complete closure of the intersection. Later, at 6:50 a.m., it was reported that the eastbound and westbound lanes had reopened, while the northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 85 remained clos…

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9NEWS Denver broke the news in Denver, United States on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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