Berthoud High grad dies in car accident - BerthoudSurveyor.com
Berthoud High School graduate Michael (Micol) Woodiel, 19, was killed in a car accident in the early hours of Aug. The accident occurred on Storm Mountain Drive west of Loveland in the Big Thompson Canyon, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The 1991 Chevrolet Suburban believed to have been driven by Hunter Linderman, 18, of Loveland, was traveling east on Storm Mountain Drive at 8:30 a. m. Friday morning when the vehicle entered a right hand curve in the road going too fast and lost... The Suburban spun clockwise then over corrected back into a counter-clockwise rotation before leaving the roadway on the left side. Woodiel was partially ejected and trapped under the vehicle, according to Trooper Reid. According to Trooper Reid, six people were in the vehicle at the time of the accident. One other passenger, a 17-year-old Berthoud male, was reported to have sustained minor injuries and was taken to McKee Medical Center in Loveland for treatment. Trooper Reid said that alcohol, drugs, and excessive speed are being investigated as a contributing factors in the accident. Woodiel graduated from Berthoud High School in 2015. He played varsity football. Source: www.berthoudsurveyor.com
