Fiery car crash leaves one dead
At 7:21 p.m. Golden Dispatch received a call about a head-on collision and fire in the westbound lanes of Colfax Avenue, just west of Interstate 70 and just east of 6th Avenue. Dispatchers called out the Golden Fire Department and at the same time, called the Pleasant View Fire Department to assist, because the fire was just blocks from their fire station. Pleasant View was the first to arrive on the scene and began putting out the car fire, followed two minutes later by Golden Fire.
Investigators reported that the driver of a white Chevy S-10 pickup truck was going eastbound in the westbound lanes of Colfax. The driver collided with a white Toyota Tundra pickup truck with a camper shell. The father was uninjured, and the son was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Investigators believe that the explosive fire was likely caused by the crash. The driver of the Chevy did not survive. City officials said investigators had no immediate way to determine the identity of the Chevy driver, or determine why the driver was traveling into oncoming traffic.
Historic preservation rule change
The Historic Preservation Board (HPB) will host a final discussion at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1, in the City Council Chambers, 911 10th St., about a potential new program to provide advice and recommendations for renovations of the city’s older commercial structures that are not yet historically designated.
The meeting will be a final opportunity for input before the HPB sends the potential code change on to City Council. If approved by council later this year, the program would provide that owners of nonresidential buildings 50 years old and older would have their site plans for exterior alterations or additions reviewed by the Historic Preservation Board, concurrently with staff or Planning Commission review of the project.
For more information, contact the Planning Division at 303-384-8097.
Golden named a top liveable city
Golden was named one of the Top 10 most livable small towns in the U.S. to live by Livability.com, a national website that highlights more than 500 of America’s best places to live and visit.
With the fictional TV town of Mayberry as the ideal — a close-knit community with low crime, a slower pace and wholesome fun — the Livablilty.com editors made their list, ranking Golden No. 2, just behind Papillion, Neb.
The site said proximity to big city entertainment, mountain adventure, pristine parks, and local attractions all helped Golden score well.
The next closest small city on the list was Sheridan, Wyo., at No. 10.
