Three killed in crash near Colorado-New Mexico line identified Durango, Colorado Currently Mon 1% chance of precipitation 5% chance of precipitation 17% chance of precipitation Deadly collision occurred Monday on U.S. 491 Wednesday, March 31, 2021 7:49 PM Updated: Thursday, April 1, 2021 7:03 AM Three killed in crash near Colorado-New Mexico line identified Toggle font size Escuchar en Español: Loading the Español audio player... The identities of three people who were killed in a head-on crash Monday on U.S. Highway 491 at the Colorado-New Mexico line have been released by Montezuma County Coroner George Deavers. Next of kin have been notified. The victims who died are Ronald Brent Howell, 68, of Cortez; Michael Lester Sproul, 52, of Kirtland, New Mexico; and Penny Lynn Jenness, 47, of Hesperus.