Coroner IDs woman killed in crash on Colo. 93

Amber Carlson, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
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Feb. 15—The Boulder County Coroner's Office has identified the 31-year-old Denver woman who was killed Tuesday morning in a four-vehicle crash on Colo. 93 as Melissa Schumacher.

New details have also emerged about the crash, which was reported at 9:11 a.m. Tuesday near mile marker 15 on Colo. 93.

According to Master Trooper Gary Cutler of the Colorado State Patrol, Schumacher was driving a 2017 Chevy Equinox northbound on Colo. 93. The vehicle crossed over the double yellow lines, sideswiped a 2019 Nissan NV200 van that was going southbound and rolled "an unknown number of times," Cutler said.

The Chevy then sideswiped a southbound 2012 Toyota Prius before colliding head-on with a southbound 2021 Tesla. Schumacher died after being taken to the hospital, according to Cutler.

Meanwhile, the Tesla driver, a 50-year-old woman from Superior, sustained serious injuries, while the Nissan driver had minor injuries. Cutler said the driver of the Toyota was taken to the hospital, but was uninjured. A passenger in the Toyota also was not injured.

Cutler said he believed drugs may have been a factor in this crash. The coroner is continuing to investigate Schumacher's cause and manner of death.

Colo. 93 was closed Tuesday between Greenbriar Boulevard and Eldorado Springs Drive until about 12:40 p.m. All four vehicles were towed from the scene.