Distracted driver

Photo by STEVE LEWIS/Herald

Firefighter and medic Ron Bloomquist of Durango Fire & Rescue Authority looks over an overturned vehicle Thursday afternoon near mile marker 30 of U.S. Highway 550. Trooper Julia Kohlerschmidt of the Colorado State Patrol said the woman driving the southbound Toyota Tacoma began veered off the west side of the highway after being momentarily distracted. The driver, the only occupant of the vehicle, was not injured, and no
other vehicles were involved in the accident. Kohlerschmidt said the driver was given a citation for careless driving.