Young CO Woman Found Dead In Crashed Vehicle Near Dinosaur National Monument Identified

DINOSAUR, CO. (THECOUNT) — Authorities have identified a young woman found dead following an apparent single-vehicle crash Saturday near Dinosaur National Monument as Maria Blakley.

Blakley, 18, was named as the Northwest Colorado woman discovered dead after a single-vehicle accident along Harpers Corner Road near Dinosaur National Monument Visitors Center.

Blakley was last seen at approximately 9 p.m. June 29. Early the next morning, a passerby called 911 to report a vehicle off the road approximately three miles north of US Highway 40 along the Harpers Corner Road scenic drive. source

The full details of Blakley’s accident and fatality were not immediately made available.

Per wikipedia, Dinosaur National Monument is a United States National Monument located on the southeast flank of the Uinta Mountains on the border between Colorado and Utah at the confluence of the Green and Yampa Rivers. Although most of the monument area is in Moffat County, Colorado, the Dinosaur Quarry is located in Utah just to the north of the town of Jensen, Utah.

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