TEEN DRIVER DIES IN I-70 CRASH IN ARAPAHOE COUNTY

A teen driver died in a crash Wednesday on eastbound I-70 in Arapahoe County, the state patrol said.

The initial investigation indicates the youth was traveling at a high rate of speed, attempted to exit onto Highway 36 at Byers and struck a guardrail.

"The juvenile was wearing a seatbelt but was ejected from the vehicle," the patrol said.

A state trooper and county deputy attempted to revive the victim with CPR however he was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no passengers in the Acura sedan.