Colorado man killed in crash at same intersection where wife died

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo -- A Colorado man pushing for safety changes at an intersection where his wife was killed in 2024 died Monday, following a crash at the same intersection.

"Yesterday, it was going to be noon, and I went into the restaurant. And he wasn't there," said Gloria, Gerry Goldberg's cousin. "I tried to call him. I tried to text him, no answer, no answer at all. He never showed, and I went home with a very empty feeling that something was askew because that was not like him."

Goldberg fought to get a traffic light erected at the intersection where his wife was hit by a car and killed in May 2024.

"Due to the death of Andy, I've been thinking of how much it means to me going forward that nothing like this ever happens again to anyone, neighborhood people or anyone using that intersection," Goldberg previously said.

Goldberg spoke last fall about a petition drive he started.

"And it would give me a great deal of resolve for closure in the loss of my wife," Goldberg said.

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Monday, as he drove to meet Gloria for lunch, Goldberg was in a car crash and died at the same intersection.

"It's almost like science fiction," Gloria said.

It was Monday evening when Gloria got the call from Goldberg's sister, telling her what had happened.

"I was in shock. And of course I couldn't sleep all night. It was just unimaginable, unimaginable," she said.

A Greenwood Village spokeswoman said the proposal for the traffic light is still being reviewed.

In the meantime, Greenwood Village has increased police patrols and traffic enforcement in the area and is reviewing potential longer-term solutions.