Coroner IDS man at US 287 killed in Lafayette on Monday

The Boulder County Coroner's Office identified the 51-year-old Garett Nelson as the man when the man was killed in an accident in US 287 and the Dillon Road in Lafayette on Monday.

On Monday at 6:23 a.m., Nelson drove his Nissan pickup through a green light towards the east in the Dillon Road when he was hit and killed by a man who drove in a Chevrolet pickup through a red light in the USA 287. Jeremy Molander.

Both trucks left the effects on a median south of the intersection in a traffic light mast.

Nelson was confirmed dead at the scene. The Chevrolet Pickup driver was taken to the hospital with injuries. Molander said he did not know whether the man was released from the hospital and no charges were filed. The case continues to be investigated, said Molander.

The police believe that only the drivers were in the vehicles, said Molander.