Tag: traffic deaths
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Hands-free law credited with preventing 600 crashes and 6 deaths in Colorado
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New data shows Colorado’s hands-free law is curbing distracted driving on the state’s highways and has helped prevent nearly 600 crashes, more than 400 injuries and six fatalities statewide. A one-year analysis by Cambridge Mobile Telematics found that distracted driving declined 4.7% from 2024 to 2025 and dropped 8.3% in the first month after the…
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67-year-old identified in fatal Colorado Springs crash
A 67-year-old who died in a Colorado Springs hospital after a single-vehicle crash has been identified by the El Paso Coroner’s Office. Michael Davis, was struck by his vehicle Feb. 26 after it started to roll down a hill between Crestone Lane and Motor World Parkway, the Colorado Springs Police Department said in a news…
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Man arrested in suspected fatal hit-and-run in Walsenburg
The Walsenburg Police Department on Friday arrested a man they say was involved in a suspected fatal hit-and-run crash in the small southern Colorado town Sunday night. Carlos Daniel Vincuna, 40, was booked into the Huerfano County Detention Center on suspicion of vehicular homicide, according to a news release by the department. Investigators found a…
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Colorado traffic deaths climb to 701 in 2025 as officials push new safety measures
There were 701 traffic fatalities on state roads in 2025 — a roughly 2% increase from 2024, the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and Department of Revenue announced at a news conference Friday. Officials noted that last year ended a period of declining deaths and reflected warm November and December weather that boosted…
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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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1 dead after multi-vehicle crash in Colorado Springs last week
A person allegedly responsible for causing a three-vehicle crash on the northeast side of the city last week has died in the hospital, police said. The crash occurred at North Academy and Union boulevards just after 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, according to a blotter entry from the Colorado Springs Police Department. The driver who…
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Fatal overnight auto-pedestrian crash in Pueblo shuts down portion of I-25 for hours
One person died in an overnight crash in central Pueblo that shut down a portion of Interstate 25 that runs through the city, police reported. The wreck was initially reported by the Colorado Department of Transportation right after midnight Wednesday and later confirmed as fatal by the Pueblo Police Department. Southbound Interstate 25 remained closed…
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Officials host safety meeting amid ‘alarming’ spike in El Paso County pedestrian deaths
Pedestrian deaths involving vehicles have risen 88% in Colorado since 2015, with pedestrian fatalities in El Paso County spiking at an even higher level — 167%, according to state officials. The “alarming rise” in deaths prompted the Colorado Department of Transportation to host a safety meeting Thursday night at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs. In…
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Motorcyclist killed in crash in Colorado Springs
A motorcyclist is dead following a single-vehicle crash in central Colorado Springs Thursday afternoon, police said. The Colorado Springs Police Department arrived to the 800 block of Centennial Boulevard, a few blocks west of Interstate 25, around 4:45 p.m. and found the motorcyclist with fatal injuries. Medical personnel attempted life-saving measures, but the rider died…