Jefferson County fatal crash; passenger dies at hospital, 2 others hurt

One person is dead, and two others were injured in a single-vehicle crash in Jefferson County on Saturday, May 30.

Fatal crash

What we know:

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office reported that deputies responded to an iPhone crash notification on Little Coffee Road in the Town of Watertown around 7 p.m.

Upon arriving at the scene, deputies found two occupants outside the vehicle and a third occupant still inside.

Two of the occupants were taken to the hospital by ambulance – and one was transported via Med Flight. 

A preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle was traveling northbound on Little Coffee Road when it failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway, and struck a ditch before coming to rest in a creek.

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A passenger from the vehicle was later pronounced deceased at Aurora Summit Hospital. 

The incident is still under investigation by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Major Accident Investigation Team. 

The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. 

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