2 killed, 1 seriously injured in Weld County crash

DENVER ( KDVR ) — Two people were killed, and another was seriously injured in an overnight crash in Greeley.

On Wednesday shortly before midnight, the Greeley Police Department said an officer came across a crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle at the intersection of 11th Avenue and the U.S. 34 bypass.

Investigators discovered an officer with the Garden City Police Department originally attempted to conduct a traffic stop with the motorcyclist in the 2700 block of 8th Avenue. Garden City is a statutory town in Weld County located southeast of Greeley.

According to investigators, the motorcyclist failed to yield and sped away from the officer.

The Garden City officer ceased efforts to pursue the rider. The motorcyclist eventually turned onto westbound U.S. 34 and rapidly accelerated before colliding with a vehicle less than a minute later, police said.

The motorcycle rider, an adult male, was pronounced dead on scene. The driver and passenger of the other vehicle were extricated and taken to a local hospital. Police said the adult female passenger died at the hospital and the male driver remains in the hospital with serious life-threatening injuries.

Anyone with additional information on this crash is asked to call the Greeley Police Department at 970-350-9605.

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