Tag: traffic deaths
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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…
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Man killed in rollover crash in northwest Colorado Springs identified
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Authorities identified a man who died when a vehicle he was riding in flipped over multiple times on a backcountry road in northwest Colorado Springs as 32-year-old Samuel Marsh. Colorado Springs police arrived at the crash…
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28-year-old identified in fatal motorcycle crash in west Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has identified a motorcyclist who died after being flung from his bike when he struck a curb in west Colorado Springs as Dylan Hart, 28. City police found Hart dead near West Colorado Avenue and 32nd Street around 12:20…
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22-year-old identified in deadly drunken driving crash on Platte Avenue
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified 22-year-old Jessenya Gaytan as the woman killed in a drunken driving crash in late August in east Colorado Springs. Officers were called to the 2300 block of East Platte…
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1 dead in overnight crash after car rolls on Rampart Range Road
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A driver is dead after their car flipped over multiple times in the back country of northwest Colorado Springs during the night, according to police. The car’s passenger walked away from the crash around 12:15 a.m. Tuesday and waved down help from a passing vehicle…
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Colorado Springs police identify motorcyclist killed in crash Saturday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Authorities identified a man killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday in northeast Colorado Springs as 20-year-old Spencer Lehmkuhl. City police said Lehmkuhl’s motorcycle struck a sport utility vehicle just after 6 p.m. at Garmish Road and…
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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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Aurora lawmakers look to end photo speed enforcement program contract
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After a series of tech and staffing difficulties, Aurora City Councilmembers agreed Thursday to end the current contract with a vendor for the city’s van photo speed enforcement program. The program, which uses vans to photograph and ticket speeding drivers, has lost about $500,000 since its beginning as a pilot program in July of 2022. …