Newlyweds killed in I-70 crash after semitruck overturns

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (KDVR) — A wedding trip ended in tragedy when the newlyweds and another family member were killed in a crash on Interstate 70 Thursday morning.

Ruben Rodriguez and Juliana Rodriguez-Plata were traveling westbound on the highway with their 1-year-old son and Juliana’s parents when a truck traveling eastbound rolled over, spilling pipes across the highway and hitting their car.

Ruben Rodriguez and Juliana Rodriguez-Plata. The couple was killed just days after their wedding in a crash on I-70.

On FOX31 News at 4 p.m., Gabby Easterwood speaks with Juliana’s father Carlos, who survived the crash, about what happened and how the family is moving forward. Carlos shared a GoFundMe that was created to help cover funeral costs.

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