April 24, 2025
Kristen Duus, PIO
Greeley Police Department
970.350.9605 (office)
[email protected]
GREELEY, Colo. – At approximately 1:20 pm, April 23, 2025, Greeley Police responded to the intersection of 35th Avenue and 20th Street to reports of a traffic accident with injury. The initial investigation revealed that a GMC pickup truck, driven by a 16-year-old male from Greeley, was traveling southbound on 35th Avenue when it ran a red light. A northbound Mini Cooper, driven by an 80-year-old male from Wiggins, was turning west onto 20th Street also ran the redlight, causing a head-on collision with the truck.
The driver of the pickup truck sustained minor injuries. The driver of the Mini Cooper was transported to Northern Colorado Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.
We are asking anybody with information regarding the case to contact Officer Doug Medhurst at [email protected].
This is an ongoing investigation. Charges for the truck driver will be pursued as appropriate. No further information will be released today.