Florida man killed in semi-trailer collision near Woodland Park

Florida man was killed in crash near Woodland Park on Tuesday Sept. 29, 2020 Photo courtesy Gazette newspartner, KKTV

Florida man was killed in crash near Woodland Park Tuesday, September 29, 2020 Photo courtesy Gazette newspartner, KKTV

Florida man died in semi-truck collision on US 24 Tuesday morning near Woodland Park, Colorado State Patrol reported

Carl Schwing, 64, was driving east on Colorado 24 between Woodland Park and Divide around 8:18 a.m.m when his vehicle, a 2020 Subaru Forester, drifted over the painted median and into the path of a westbound Kenworth semi-truck, State Patrol said

According to the statements, the driver of the truck attempted to avoid the oncoming car, but the Subaru collided with the left rear axles of the Kenworth trailer before coming to a stop on the median

Schwing, the driver and sole occupant of the Subaru, was pronounced dead at the scene The 32-year-old truck driver was not injured No one else was involved in the accident

Colorado State Patrol said alcohol or drugs are not suspected to be factors, but witnesses have reported seeing Schwing slumped on his wheel in the moments leading up to the crash

Divide, Woodland Park, Colorado, US 24