BENNETT, Colo. — Two teenage girls from Strasburg were killed in a crash over the weekend.
Leah Ford, 18, was driving a GMC pickup east on East 88th Avenue in Bennett just after midnight Friday, according to Trooper Josh Lewis with the Colorado State Patrol (CSP). April Blackmon-Logan, 18, was a passenger in the truck.
Ford ran the stop sign at Highway 79, Lewis said, and was hit by a 2017 Volvo semi-truck traveling north on Highway 79.
The pickup was pushed off the road and into a wooden post and cable box, according to CSP. Blackmon-Logan was ejected and Ford was partially-ejected in the crash. Lewis said both girls were wearing seat belts.
Phillip Trujillo, 63, of Antonito, Colorado was identified as the driver of the semi-truck. He was transported to the hospital to be treated for injuries.
Lewis said CSP is investigating speed as a contributing factor in the crash.
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