Car Belonging to Missing Colorado Man, 22, Found Over 100 Miles Away from Where He Was Last Seen
Colorado police located a car belonging to a missing 22-year-old man
Derek Pettigrew's vehicle was discovered on State Highway 127 in Jackson County, days after he was last seen in the Fort Collins area on July 15
Pettigrew is described as a White man with brown hair and blue eyesA car belonging to a missing Colorado man was discovered over 100 miles away from where he was last seen earlier this week.
On Friday, July 18, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announced that the unoccupied vehicle belonging to Derek Pettigrew was found on Colorado State Highway 127 in Jackson County, near mile marker 6.
The discovery took place after the missing 22-year-old man was last seen leaving the Fort Collins area on Tuesday, July 15.
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Pettigrew is described as a White man with brown hair and blue eyes, standing at 6 feet tall and weighing 155 pounds.
He was last seen driving the blue 2015 Subaru station wagon and is "believed to be suffering from a mental health condition," according to an alert shared by the CBI.
Fox affiliate KDVR reported that milepost 6 on the highway — where the vehicle was found — is near the border of Colorado and Wyoming, and at the intersection with Forest Service Road 895, near Pinkham Mountain.
Per the outlet, Pettigrew was last seen wearing plaid shorts, a black T-shirt featuring the letters "TLD," black slides and a gray baseball hat.
According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons' latest monthly report in May, roughly 25,000 missing persons cases were active in the U.S., and nearly 60,000 were resolved.
The CBI is asking anyone with information surrounding Pettigrew's location to contact the Jackson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO).
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