Driver charged in fatal car crash outside Doherty High School
The driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a 17-year-old student near Doherty High School last week faces a misdemeanor charge of careless driving resulting in death, the Colorado Springs Police Department announced Wednesday.
Police did not release the driver’s name because the defendant is a juvenile.
Giorgia Trocciola, an exchange student from Italy who attended Doherty, was struck and killed at 7:21 a.m. March 22 in the 4500 block of Barnes Road while crossing the street in a crosswalk, police said.
The vehicle was headed east, and an initial investigation determined the traffic light was red when the vehicle entered the intersection, police said.
District 11 announced last week that crews will install a school zone where Trocciola was struck.
Careless driving causing serious bodily injury or death is a Class 1 misdemeanor in Colorado, punishable by up to a year in jail or a fine of up to $1,000. If a person dies in the accident, then the offender receives 12 points on their license and a one-year driving suspension.
Trocciola’s is the 12th traffic fatality in Colorado Springs this year. There were five at this time last year.
Scene of the crash near Doherty High School