Tag: hit and run
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Man accused of fatal Colorado Springs road rage crash linked to 2017 homicide case
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man accused of running over a person July 24 before fleeing the scene has ties to an unsolved homicide in 2017, according to law enforcement. The crash seriously injured 35-year-old Jacob Martinez, who died in the hospital three days later, according to Colorado Springs…
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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run ID’d by Colorado Springs Police
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A woman who was struck and killed by a vehicle in early November has been identified by Colorado Springs Police. Michaela Henderson, 25, was crossing South Academy Boulevard around 8:45 p.m., on Nov. 2, in the 1800 block outside a designated crosswalk when she was…
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Appeals court says car rental companies can be sued as insurers
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified last week that car rental companies can be sued as if they were insurance companies when they fail to pay benefits on policies they offer in the course of renting vehicles. After a hit-and-run driver caused two passengers to sustain more than $700,000 in medical bills, they sought payment from the…
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Statewide traffic deaths down for the first time in years, CDOT reports
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Roads throughout Colorado saw an annual decrease in traffic deaths for the first time since 2019, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Department of Transportation. According to CDOT officials, the state saw a total of 716 traffic deaths in 2023, amounting to a 6% decrease in traffic deaths since 2022. Additionally, Colorado roadways…
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Statewide traffic deaths down for the first time in years, CDOT reports
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Roads throughout Colorado saw an annual decrease in traffic deaths for the first time since 2019, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Department of Transportation. According to CDOT officials, the state saw a total of 716 traffic deaths in 2023, amounting to a 6% decrease in traffic deaths since 2022. Additionally, Colorado roadways…
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Statewide traffic deaths down for the first time in years, CDOT reports
Roads throughout Colorado saw an annual decrease in traffic deaths for the first time since 2019, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Department of Transportation. According to CDOT officials, the state saw a total of 716 traffic deaths in 2023, amounting to a 6% decrease in traffic deaths since 2022. Additionally, Colorado roadways…
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[PRINT] Statewide traffic deaths down for the first time in years, CDOT reports (copy)
Roads throughout Colorado saw an annual decrease in traffic deaths for the first time since 2019, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Department of Transportation. According to CDOT officials, the state saw 716 traffic deaths in 2023, amounting to a 6% decrease in traffic deaths since 2022. Additionally, Colorado roadways saw a decrease…
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CSP seeking public’s help in hit-and-run near Fountain
The Colorado State Patrol is asking the public for assistance as it investigates a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian Monday. A 34-year-old man was riding his bicycle south near 13610 Old Pueblo Road close to the right shoulder south of Fountain when a southbound vehicle hit the bicyclist. The location of the crash was about…
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[PRINT] CSP seeking public’s help in hit-and-run near Fountain (copy)
The Colorado State Patrol is asking the public for assistance as it investigates a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian Monday. A 34-year-old man was riding his bicycle south near 13610 Old Pueblo Road close to the right shoulder south of Fountain when a southbound vehicle hit the bicyclist. The location of the crash was about…
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Child injured in hit-and-run crash in Colorado Springs
A child was struck by a motorist in a hit and run traffic crash early Thursday morning, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Just before 8 a.m. Thursday morning, police received reports of a auto-pedestrian crash near the intersection of Murray Blvd. and East Pikes Peak Avenue. Officials said early investigative efforts unveiled that…