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Alcohol Suspected In Wrong-Way Fatal Crash

WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Two people are dead after a wrong-way driver slammed into oncoming traffic Saturday night.

The crash happened late at night in Weld County just south of Eaton. The drivers of both vehicles were killed.

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Police say they suspect alcohol was a factor.

"There was a bottle of vodka found in the pickup, so we are suspecting alcohol at this time. That was the only indicator," Trooper Ben Simpson with the Colorado State Patrol said.

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The investigation is still underway.

Names won't be released until the victims' families are notified.

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