Fort Carson soldier dies after getting out of moving truck

Soldier, 22, dies after getting out of moving truck

May 08, 2011 2:33 PM
JAKOB RODGERS
THE GAZETTE
A 22-year-old Fort Carson soldier died early Sunday when he got out of a moving pickup in Fountain.

Andrew Dalenko, of North Carolina, died shortly after 1:15 a.m. on the roadway where he landed, said Fountian police spokesman Cmdr. Mike Haley.

A woman was driving a red pickup west on Mesa Ridge Parkway on the bridge over Highway 85/87 when Dalenko exited on the passenger side, Haley said.

Police are still trying to find out how fast the vehicle was going when he got out of it.

It is not known why Dalenko got out of the pickup.

“That’s yet to be determined,” Haley said. “We believe that alcohol was a significant factor.”



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