The man who died in a crash on Interstate 70 Saturday has been identified as 45-year-old Francisco Manuel Apodaca Peralta of Glenwood Springs, the Garfield County Coroner said Monday.<\/p>\n
Apodaca Peralta was travelling east on I-70 around 4:45 p.m. when his Nissan pickup truck crossed the median and collided with another truck in the westbound lanes.<\/p>\n
He was declared dead on the scene after the coroner arrived just after 5 p.m. The other driver was transported to Valley View Hospital with minor injuries, according to a Colorado State Patrol spokesperson.<\/p>\n
The Nissan went off the road, over-corrected, and then went out of control and collided with the other truck. Apodaca Peralta\u2019s car rolled over, according to the CSP.<\/p>\n
Apodaca Peralta was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, coroner Robert Glassmire said in a press release. He died of blunt force injuries of the head, according to an autopsy conducted Monday, Aug. 19.<\/p>\n
The coroner did not release any information on toxicology, and is investigating the death as an accident.<\/p>\n
CSP shut down the interstate for nearly six hours Saturday due to the crash, and diverted drivers onto U.S. Highway 6. The highway opened up to traffic round 12:45 a.m. Sunday morning.<\/p>\n