Two people identified in fatal weekend crashes on I-25 that left three people dead

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The El Paso County Coroner's Office on Tuesday released the identifications of two people killed along I-25.

According to the coroner's office, Joel Montalvo, 64, and Dalisse Rivera-Albino, 37, were both killed. The coroner's office is still waiting to confirm the identity of the third person killed Sunday.

The crash along northbound I-25 early Sunday morning occurred after a driver heading south in the northbound lanes crashed head-on into another vehicle. The driver who was driving in the wrong direction was taken to hospital where he died from his injuries, the other driver died at the scene.

Rivera-Albino was not identified as the wrong-way driver or the driver killed following the head-on collision.

Following the accident, Montalvo stopped and attempted to help the accident victims. Meanwhile, Montalvo was struck by a northbound driver and killed.

Details of the investigation are still limited and it is unclear whether drugs or alcohol are considered factors in the crash.
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