‘Distracted driver’ crashes vehicle into Colorado Springs police station
The Gazette file
The Colorado Springs Police Department says distracted driving is what led a driver to drive their car down a hill and into the side of the CSPD Stetson Hills station Wednesday.
Gazette media partner KOAA reports that the department confirmed that the Stetson Hills substation was hit around 2:30 p.m. Read KOAA’s report here.
UPDATE: @CSPDPIO says distracted driving is the cause of this crash. The driver was driving from the bank nearby, went down the hill, and crashed into the side of the building. The two people in the vehicle have serious non-life threatening injuries. https://t.co/LK2xbHKHiM
— Carl Winder KOAA 🐢 (@CWinderKOAA) April 3, 2024
The substation is located near the intersection of Barnes Road and Tutt Boulevard.
KOAA reporter James Gavato reports that police say the driver of the vehicle was distracted and lost control. They say the driver was going to a nearby bank, went down a hill, and collided with the side of the building.
The driver and a passenger in the vehicle suffered serious, but non-life threatening injuries, according to CSPD.
