1100 KNCC news you can depend on. Flags are at half staff today to honor fallen wildland firefighter Nathan Matthews, the fourth firefighter who died after battling the Knowles Fire, which became the Snyder Fire in Mesa County. A memorial procession across Colorado begins at 730 this morning in Denver, ending at the Grand Junction Air Center. A U.S.
wildland fire service memorial is tomorrow morning at 10 at the Avalon Theater in Grand Junction. Senator John Hickenlooper calling for a federal investigation into the deadly Knowles Fire. Hickenlooper speaking on the Senate floor saying the families of the lost firefighters deserve answers. Also also urging Congress and the administration to strengthen wildfire prevention.
And to improve forced management across Colorado. A woman who fell from a moving vehicle in Parapark has been identified as 25 year old Vivian Mora of Grand Junction. Police say Mora was a passenger in the car and died at the scene in the area of 31 in E-roads around 1240 yesterday morning. The coroner's office also releasing the name of a man who died after crashing into a tree on Eute Avenue a week ago.
25 year old Gunner Struick died a day after the crash. Three people seriously injured after their car rolled about 75 feet down an embankment on Little Bucks Canyon Road near Rifle. Happened Wednesday night, Colorado River Fire rescue crews using technical rope equipment to reach the victims. Three were evacuated by care flight, a fourth occupant transported by ambulance.
Highway 550 expected to remain closed through today as CDOT crews work to remove mud and rocks and repair damage from mudslides Wednesday. Motors can take Highway 145 through Telluride during the closure and are urged to avoid rugged off-road four-wheel drive or unpaved shortcuts suggested by digital map apps. I'm Libby Pelletier in the News Center.