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Crash with street sweeper claims one life
By Robyn Lydick
Investigators and accident reconstruction teams are piecing together the cause of a fatal crash on Colorado 470 Oct. 24.
Christopher T. Chialtas, 40, was driving east in the right lane of C-470 about 4:15 a.m. in a black 2007 Dodge Charger. He had passed the Broadway exit.
The right lane was closed for construction, and an orange 1996 Eli Pelican street sweeper, driven by Donald F. Pacheco, 37 of Pueblo, was in the construction zone.
Chialtas hit the street sweeper with his Charger, knocking Pacheco out of the sweeper’s cab. Chialtas continued driving through the construction zone, hitting several pieces of equipment before stopping.
Chialtas died at Littleton Adventist Medical Center.
Pacheco was taken to Littleton Adventist with serious injuries.
Investigators consider alcohol a contributing factor in the crash. Neither driver was using a seat belt.
Christopher T. Chialtas, 40, was driving east in the right lane of C-470 about 4:15 a.m. in a black 2007 Dodge Charger. He had passed the Broadway exit.
The right lane was closed for construction, and an orange 1996 Eli Pelican street sweeper, driven by Donald F. Pacheco, 37 of Pueblo, was in the construction zone.
Chialtas hit the street sweeper with his Charger, knocking Pacheco out of the sweeper’s cab. Chialtas continued driving through the construction zone, hitting several pieces of equipment before stopping.
Chialtas died at Littleton Adventist Medical Center.
Pacheco was taken to Littleton Adventist with serious injuries.
Investigators consider alcohol a contributing factor in the crash. Neither driver was using a seat belt.
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