40-yr-old dies in crash on Peyton Hwy in El Paso County
A man from Yoder, Colorado died in a rollover crash on Monday afternoon.
Thomas Boatman, Jr., 40, was on Peyton Highway around a half a mile south of Drennan Road in El Paso County at 1:30 p.m. when his 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee drifted off the road.
Boatman over-steered to the left causing the Jeep to rotate counterclockwise. He then over-steered to the right causing the vehicle to rotate clockwise and begin to roll. The Jeep went off
the right side of the road, rolling two times, and colliding with a barbed wire fence. Boatman was ejected.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office.
Colorado State Patrol does not believe alcohol or drugs were involved in the crash.
