Police release cause of fatal Highway 50 crash in Cañon City

(CAÑON CITY, Colo.) — The Cañon City Police Department (CCPD) has released more information about a deadly crash on Highway 50 early Friday morning on Aug. 4 and determined the death of the pedestrian involved to be a suicide.

CCPD said on Friday at around 4:47 a.m. officers were called to Highway 50 and Dozier Avenue on a report that a vehicle had struck a pedestrian. When police arrived, they found the pedestrian, later identified as 74-year-old Balazs Farago of Cañon City, dead on the scene.


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Officers and detectives, along with the Fremont County Coroner’s Office, investigated the incident and found evidence that helped to determine the incident to be a suicide.

If you or anyone you know are struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone, chat, or text.

CCPD said an autopsy was performed on Monday, and toxicology results are still pending.

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