Colorado woman killed by rock throw into car in Jefferson County

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — A 20-year-old woman was fatally struck by a rock that was thrown into her vehicle as she was driving and her death is believed to be part of a larger overnight crime spree, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said.

Around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday Alexa Bartell, of Arvada, was driving northbound near the 10600 block of Indiana Street near Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge when she was hit by the rock. According to JCSO, the rock was thrown possibly from a vehicle or the side of the road.

At the…