ESTES PARK, Colo. — Law enforcement took a man into custody Monday for his alleged involvement in a crash Sunday night that put three people in the hospital.
Wayde Thyfault, 23, from Hudson, Colorado was arrested in the High Drive area outside the park Monday morning.
Watch Denver7's video of authorities arresting the suspect below.
Thyfault reportedly sped through the Grand Lake entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) Sunday night, the National Park Service (NPS) said. Park law enforcement tried to pull the driver over, but he continued to drive recklessly, speeding along Trail Ridge Road, the NPS said.
The Estes Park Police Department and Larimer County Sheriff's Office attempted to slow him down at Deer Ridge Junction, placing strip sticks near the Beaver Meadows Entrance to RMNP, the NPS said. That entrance closed Sunday night as part of the manhunt, but has since reopened, Denver7 Traffic Expert Jayson Luber said.
Thyfault allegedly continued speeding south though past the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center and hit a car with three people inside. All three were taken to Estes Park Health by ambulance. One of them had critical injuries, according to the NPS.
After the crash, Thyfault then reportedly got out of his car and ran toward homes along High Drive in the Town of Estes Park, the NPS said. A shelter-in-place order was issued Sunday night as a result, but it has since been lifted.
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