The crash that took the life of a Colorado state senator on the eve of Thanksgiving was one of two separate crashes that took place in close proximity, not a single five-vehicle crash as was initially reported, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office clarified Monday.

The sheriff’s office warned that it expected the “detailed and complex” investigation into the crashes to take weeks to complete.

State Sen. Faith Winter was involved in a three-car crash near I-25 and Dry Creek Road at around 6 p.m. on Nov. 26. Another crash nearby involved two other vehicles.

Two people were injured in each crash and were taken to the hospital, including Winter, who later died.

The sheriff’s office said it was conducting a full accident reconstruction to piece together what happened that night.

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