UPDATE: Victim identified in Highway 24 crash near Falcon

A Colorado Springs man died in an accident on Highway 24 near Falcon Thursday.

State Patrol identified the victim as James Kolthoff, 49, of Colorado Springs died in the crash.

The crash was reported at 2:18 p.m. Thursday.

Kolthoff drove a tractor trailer heading west on Highway 24. State Patrol said Kolthoff hit a pickup truck heading east on 24 trying to make a left turn onto Woodmen Road.

Troopers said Kolthoff was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle.

The driver of the pickup, Anita Baker, 57, was taken to an area hospital. She was wearing a seat belt, troopers said.

The intersection was closed for several hours. It reopened at around 6:20 p.m.