November 23, 2024
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Maine man, 28, dies in Colorado accident

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A man from Maine has died in a crash on Colorado 287 that injured three other people.

The Colorado State Patrol said 28-year-old Christopher Douglas of Lisbon was riding in a northbound Toyota that was struck head-on by a southbound Chevrolet Avalanche that drifted into the wrong lane Saturday.

Twenty-year-old Avalanche driver Gregory P. Nessler of Fort Collins faces charges including vehicular homicide and driving under the influence of a drug.

Troopers say 24-year-old Amy V. White of Denver was driving the Toyota and suffered serious injuries.

Troopers say Nessler and his 20-year-old passenger Tyler Santomaso of Fort Collins suffered minor injuries.


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