Tag: crash
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Pueblo police seeking to identify suspect in fatal hit-and-run
Police are asking the public to help identify a person suspected of fatally striking a man who was riding an e-bike at Santa Fe Drive and Northern Avenue in Pueblo on Tuesday, according to a news release by the department. Before police arrived, the suspect fled in a white Kia sedan that was reported stolen…
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‘Really stings:’ Colorado Springs laundromat temporarily closes after truck crashes into it
After opening a month and a half ago, WaveMAX Laundry suffered a major setback Monday night when a pickup truck rammed into the Colorado Springs business. The collision was the ninth vehicle-versus-building or wall crash in Colorado Springs this year, according to police data. Last year, there were 91. Located on the city’s southeast side,…
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4 dead, 29 injured in I-25 crash involving 36 vehicles near Pueblo
Northbound Interstate 25 remained closed south of Pueblo late Tuesday night following a 36-vehicle crash that killed four people and injured 29 others, according to Colorado State Patrol. The closure extends from Exit 91 to Exit 94. There is a detour in place, the State Patrol said, and advised travelers to avoid using I-25 in…
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Van carrying hockey team crashes with CDOT plow, driver dead
The driver of a van carrying a hockey team from California died Thursday morning after a Colorado Department of Transportation snow plow crashed into it, and several other cars, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Eight others in the van, including four children and three adults, were taken to Denver Health by ambulance after the…
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2 dead in fiery morning crash off Marksheffel Road
Two people are dead after a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning that shut down the intersection of North Carefree Circle and Marksheffel Road for several hours. The two occupants were identified as a 42-year-old man and a 19-year-old man, Colorado State Patrol said. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene after they were trapped inside…
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Vehicle smashes through Colorado Springs Circle K, continuing trend of ‘preventable’ incidents
No one was injured after a vehicle plowed through the front of the Circle K convenience store near Constitution Avenue and Powers Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon, according to a post on social media by the Colorado Springs Fire Department. A department spokesperson wrote “these are all preventable” and told people to “stop rushing in life”…
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Driver in fatal rollover crash off Marksheffel Road identified
A driver killed in a mid-January rollover crash off Marksheffel Road has been identified by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office. Esteban Solorio, 22, is believed to have been ejected from his vehicle after his car drifted off the road, causing it to roll at least once, the Colorado Springs Police Department said in a…
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Pedestrian killed in first traffic fatality for Colorado Springs in 2026 identified
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has identified a 76-year-old man when he was struck by a vehicle near Monument Valley Park in early January. On the evening of Jan. 2, Alan Krause was crossing North Cascade Avenue near the intersection of East Espanola Street when a vehicle hit him, according to a Thursday news…
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1 dead after fiery crash involving semis near Oklahoma state line
A tractor-truck driver is dead after a head-on collision with another big rig in Baca County near the Oklahoma state line, according to Colorado State Patrol. The crash occurred at about 11:40 p.m. Wednesday along Highway 287, State Patrol announced in a Thursday news release. Initial findings indicate a tractor trailer was driving south and…
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Pedestrian seriously injured in alleged hit-and-run crash in east Colorado Springs
A pedestrian is in the hospital, and a man is in custody after an alleged hit-and-run crash from Tuesday night. The crash happened at the intersection of North Circle Drive and Galley Road, near The Citadel mall on the east side of Colorado Springs, according to an online blotter entry from the Colorado Springs Police…