Tag: crash
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Update: 2 juveniles injured from near-fatal dirt bike crash by Security-Widefield
Two juveniles were taken to a hospital after a near-fatal crash between two dirt bikes in El Paso County on Monday, a spokesperson from Colorado State Patrol told The Gazette. A 13-year-old boy was airlifted to the hospital for life-threatening injuries after being hit in the head by the back tire of a dirt bike…
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1 left in serious condition after vehicle collides with tree in southeast Colorado Springs
A vehicle collided with a tree near Memorial Park Sunday night, leaving one person with life-threatening injuries. Upon initial investigation, excessive speed is believed to be factor in the crash, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Just before 9:30 p.m., Colorado Springs police officers were dispatched to 1605 E. Pikes Peak Ave. for a…
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Lanes reopened after crash on SB I-25 near Monument
Two crashes resulted in lane closures on Interstate 25 near Monument on Wednesday evening, according to a post on social media by the city-operated Colorado Springs Traffic account. Two southbound lanes were closed between exit 163 (County Line Road) and Colorado 105 (Woodmoor) at mile point 161, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The…
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Driver ejected, seriously injured in Colorado Springs crash
A driver, who rolled a vehicle several times and was ejected Friday, is in the hospital and has charges pending, according to a blotter entry by Colorado Springs police. Police determined the driver lost control while driving southbound on North Powers Boulevard, approaching Research Parkway, and left the west side of the roadway. The sole…
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12 vehicles involved in three crashes on Powers Boulevard
A dozen vehicles were involved in three separate crashes on Powers Boulevard and Barnes Road on Friday afternoon, according to a blotter entry by the Colorado Springs Police Department. Officers learned upon arrival that a vehicle traveling northbound had stalled in the left lane, starting the sequence of crashes. According to the entry, no one…
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1 dead in motorcycle-pedestrian crash in Fountain
One person died in a crash between a motorcycle and a pedestrian Tuesday night at the intersection of U.S. 85/87 and Main Street in Fountain, according to police. All southbound lanes of U.S. 85/87 were shut down, a news release from the Fountain Police Department stated. The crash happened around 7:30 p.m., said police, who…
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1 dead in late-night crash on Colorado Springs’ south side
One person died and another was hospitalized after a head-on crash late Sunday night on the south side of Colorado Springs, according to police. Just after 11:30 p.m., Colorado Springs police received “several calls” about a head-on, two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass and South Circle Drive, according to an…
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Truck fire, multi-vehicle crash slow I-25 near Greenwood Village
Two separate incidents slowed down traffic along Interstate 25 near Greenwood Village in both directions Thursday evening, according to a Colorado State Patrol spokesperson. The incidents took place around the Arapahoe Road exit and have backed up traffic since approximately 7 p.m. The backups were caused by a multi-vehicle crash that occurred in the southbound…
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Driver arrested after fleeing in semitruck with excavator that hit I-25 overpass in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police arrested the driver of a semitruck that hit the overpass for the Martin Luther King Jr. bypass over Interstate 25 and fled the scene, according to a blotter entry by the department on Monday. Three lanes were closed along southbound Interstate 25 on Monday afternoon after the semitruck made impact, according to…
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Four killed in July 13 crash at Powers and Fountain in Colorado Springs identified
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The four people killed in an early-morning crash on July 13 were identified Tuesday in a news release from the Colorado Springs Police Department. At around 4:25 a.m., police arrived on the scene of a crash at the intersection of South Powers Boulevard and Fountain…