A New York man driving a semitrailer in southern Colorado died Monday after crashing over the edge of a mountain pass, according to the state patrol.

The man, 23, was driving south on a section of U.S. 160 near Pagosa Springs known as Wolf Creek Pass when he hit the barrier wall on the right side of the highway and bounced off, according to a news release from the Colorado State Patrol.

He then swerved through the guardrail on the highway’s left side, rolling the semitrailer down the mountain, investigators said in the release.

Both the trailer and the cab were destroyed in the crash, which happened at about 8:20 a.m. Monday, according to the agency.

The man was driving at an “excessive speed” with smoke coming from the brakes before the crash, state patrol officials said. He failed to

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