On the night of September 23, 2025, a fatal encounter unfolded on a stretch of U.S. Highway 24 just south of Leadville, Colorado, ending the life of 40-year-old Landon Levell Mentink. An adult white male, Mentink was a Navy veteran who had served multiple tours during the Iraq War era. That evening, what began as a road-rage incident between two drivers escalated with tragic finality. Around 10 p.m., deputies from the Lake County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the 13200 block of the highway
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