Grand Junction, CO – On September 15, 2026, at approximately 10:35 p.m., officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of 27 ½ Road and Patterson Road.
Through investigation, officers determined the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was traveling westbound on Patterson Road when he drifted into the eastbound lanes, nearly colliding with oncoming vehicles before striking a traffic pole and a power pole. There were no injuries sustained in the crash.
The driver, identified as 18-year-old Daniel Everett, was arrested and booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility on the following charges:
DWAI – Drove Vehicle While Ability Impaired
Reckless Driving (five counts)
Reckless Endangerment (five counts)
Traffic and travel will be impacted at the intersection of 27 ½ Road and Patterson Road as City of Grand Junction crews and Xcel Energy work to make necessary repairs and replace the downed traffic and power poles.
Significant delays are expected. Drivers are urged to plan accordingly, allow extra travel time, and use an alternate route when possible.
This crash remains under investigation, and there is no additional information available at this time.
Read the initial release here.