Tag: crash
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Suspected DUI crash in Pueblo sends 4 to hospital with serious injuries
Four people in Pueblo are in the hospital with serious injuries after a suspected drunken driver crashed into another vehicle late Thursday, according to the Pueblo Police Department. Pueblo police responded to Hog Farm Road and Colorado 78 around 11:20 p.m. and found a Jeep with extensive damage off the south side of the road.…
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Driver facing DUI after seriously injuring 4 in Pueblo crash
Pueblo police arrested a man after 11 p.m. Thursday after he allegedly he drove under the influence of alcohol and hit a Jeep, seriously injuring all four of its occupants, the agency announced in a press release. Jose Rojas-Fernandez, 54, “appeared to be intoxicated” when he was found by police about 100 yards from the…
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Man, 41, ID’d as victim of Pueblo crash following a ‘domestic fight’
The Pueblo County Coroner’s Office identified the victim of a fatal crash late Wednesday as 41-year-old Andrew T. Mendoza, the office announced on social media. Mendoza died shortly after eluding police, who were responding to the 800 block of Beulah Avenue around 10:30 p.m. for a report of a ‘domestic fight,’ in a white SUV,…
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Section of Colorado 62 closed after modular home falls off flatbed trailer
A portion of Colorado 62 in San Miguel County is closed due to a modular home that’s blocking the road in both directions following a crash, authorities say. The crash occurred just before 7 a.m. Friday at milepost 10, in southwest Colorado near Montrose, according to Colorado State Patrol. Half of the modular home fell…
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Wrong-way I-25 crash near Castle Rock sends 1 to hospital
A driver was hospitalized Wednesday after a head-on collision on Interstate 25 south of Castle Rock, according to Colorado State Patrol. Reports of a wrong-way driver at milemarker 179 near Plum Creek Road came in just after 5 a.m., State Patrol said in a news release. When troopers arrived, they found “extensive damage” to a…
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Motorcyclist seriously injured during overnight crash in Colorado Springs
A rider was seriously hurt after losing control of their motorcycle while driving around a residential area on the city’s east side, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. The motorcyclist was trying to navigate a curve around 2 a.m. Saturday near North Carefree Circle and Oro Blanco Drive when they lost control of the…
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UPDATE: Victim identified in fatal hit-and-run in Pueblo
The authorities identified the man killed in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday in Pueblo as 39-year-old Kevin A. Martinez. Officers were called shortly before 10:30 p.m. to Routt and Baystate avenues, where they found Martinez lying in the road, police said. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. The…
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5-year-old found alive 30 hours after crash that killed two in Colorado
In a May 4 social media post, Upper Pine River Fire Protection noted that a local automobile crash that is believed to have occurred on May 1 has been called “both a tragedy and a miracle” – a tragedy as two adults were killed, but a miracle as a 5-year-old child passenger was found alive…
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Driver, 83, in Platte Avenue crash dies at hospital
A man hospitalized with injuries from a crash at the intersection of East Platte and North Wahsatch avenues on April 17 has died, Colorado Springs police announced Tuesday. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office informed police that the driver, 83-year-old Donald Leibfried, died April 23 at a local hospital from his injuries. Officers determined Leibfried…
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Fatal crash closes North Academy Boulevard in all directions
Colorado Springs police closed North Academy Boulevard in all directions at Lehman Drive for a fatal traffic crash on Wednesday afternoon, according to police. The public is advised to use alternate routes and avoid the area. The crash occurred along North Academy Boulevard several blocks north of its intersection with North Union Boulevard.