Colo. man dies in I-80 accident

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RENO, Nev. (AP) - The Nevada Highway Patrol says a Colorado man was killed and three other people were injured when their sport utility vehicle overturned on Interstate 80 near Battle Mountain.

The patrol says 20-year-old David Marmolejo of Greeley was behind the wheel and traveling east when the vehicle drifted off the road early Monday.

Investigators say Marmolejo overcorrected, sending the vehicle into a spin before it overturned several times and came to rest in the median.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

His brother, 22-year-old Victor Marmolejo of Greeley and 21-year-old Sasha Pallares of Pueblo, Colo., were taken to a hospital with cuts and scratches.

Eighteen year old Osmara Sanchez of Greeley was taken to a hospital in Reno with more serious injuries.