Posted By: Dan R March 29, 2022
The Colorado State Patrol received multiple calls Tuesday morning reporting a vehicle being driven recklessly that nearly crashed several times on Highway 285 in Park County.
A Trooper was in the area looking for the vehicle when he observed the vehicle crash in front of him. The Trooper stopped and noticed that the driver had been ejected and was lying on the ground next to the vehicle; the driver was unresponsive. Multiple off duty firefighters stopped to assist and began CPR while the Trooper searched the area for additional victims.
Life saving measures were unsuccessful and the driver was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver has been identified as a 69-year-old female from Aurora.
Highway 285 between Highway 9 and Highway 24 was closed for 4 hours while the crash was investigated. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
Danny “Dan R” Ridenour has been in radio and television broadcasting for 42 years, starting as a senior in high school at KAMO in Rogers, Arkansas.
Dan attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas from 1978-82 (where he picked up the name Dan R after his fraternity brothers couldn’t pronounce his last name), majoring in Radio/Television. Dan lived in Jonesboro for 10 years working in radio and then was a TV weatherman for ABC affiliate KAIT Channel 8.
Television was a little boring when compared to radio, so Dan returned to hosting radio morning shows in Nashville, Memphis, Oklahoma, and then eventually, Colorado.
Dan enjoys being involved in the community, having been an member of the Upper Arkansas Service Club and is currently on the board of directors for the Salida Community Center and is a member of the Chaffee County Fair Committee.
Dan and his wife Carrie spend their days doing everything the mountains have to offer: hiking, camping, fishing and skiing. They raised 3 children together and have 2 grandchildren.
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