Driver suspected of injuring 3 people in Rocky Mountain National Park arrested

A 23-year-old man suspected of driving recklessly through Rocky Mountain National Park, eluding police and injuring three people in a crash over the weekend was arrested near Estes Park on Monday, according to park officials.

The man sped through the Grand Lake entrance to the park late Sunday afternoon and law enforcement tried to pull him over but did not pursue him because of his high speed and reckless driving on the 48-mile stretch of mountain highway, park officials said in a news release.

He was later identified as a resident of Hudson who is suspected in a burglary case in Grand County.

Police tried to stop him at the Deer Ridge Junction and placed “stop sticks” near the Beaver Meadows entrance, but he continued to speed south past the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center and crashed into another vehicle carrying three individuals, according to the release.

All three were taken to the hospital, one with critical injuries.

The man fled the scene after the crash and headed toward High Drive near Estes Park. He was arrested Monday in the same area.