Tag: traffic
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Car hits, seriously injures 2 pedestrians at a Walmart near The Citadel mall
Two people are in the hospital after a driver lost control of their vehicle and hit them at the Walmart near The Citadel mall Thursday afternoon. Preliminary findings from the Colorado Springs Police Department show the car hit the two pedestrians as they were walking through the parking lot and then struck two parked cars…
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Northbound I-25 blocked from crash near Fontanero exit
A crash on Interstate 25 Tuesday morning has backed up commuter traffic from Fontanero Street to Tejon Street, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. The collision occurred at around 7:30 a.m., and the Police Department said that as of 7:45 a.m., the involved vehicles were moved to the shoulder of the road. Traffic remains…
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Lane closures scheduled on northbound I-25 through Colorado Springs for construction work
Commuters on northbound Interstate 25 through Colorado Springs can expect delays during the next week. I-25 will be reduced to one lane starting at 10 p.m. Tuesday and last through 5 a.m. Wednesday, according to a news release from the Colorado Department of Transportation. All northbound lanes are expected to be open at 6 a.m.…
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A roundabout at highways 24 and 67? Teller commissioners question its safety
There’s nothing like plans for a roundabout to illustrate the rural/urban divide in Colorado. “We were totally caught off guard and surprised by a roundabout the Colorado Department of Transportation is proposing at the intersection of Colorado Highway 67 and U.S. Highway 24 in Divide,” said Teller County Administrator Ross Herzog, speaking at the commissioners…
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Pedestrian killed in mid-March north Colorado Springs crash identified
Police have identified the pedestrian killed in a mid-March crash as a 75-year-old Colorado Springs man. The Colorado Springs Police Department arrived at the 5800 block of North Academy Boulevard just after 6 a.m. on March 18 and found Harlo Peterson in critical condition. Life-saving measures were attempted, but Peterson died on scene. Police determined…
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Uninvolved driver dies in head-on crash after ‘speed contest’ in northern Colorado Springs
A driver has died as a result of “complications” during surgery following a head-on collision with another vehicle on Colorado Springs’ north side, according to police. The Colorado Springs Police Department arrived at the intersection of Briargate Boulevard and Lexington Drive Sunday night and found the two drivers with “serious” but “initially” non-life-threatening injuries. According…
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Traffic: Major Colorado Springs roadway to narrow for overnight construction
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, Garden of the Gods Road, east of Interstate 25, will narrow to one lane in each direction as Colorado Springs construction crews wrap up an intersection safety project. The closures were announced in a Monday news release from the city and will be enforced to protect workers as they…
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1 injured after plane crashes near airport in unincorporated El Paso County
An airplane crashed Saturday near the Springs East Airport in the Ellicott and Calhan area, sending one person to the hospital with unknown injuries, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The Federal Aviation Administration is the lead investigative agency. No other details were immediately available.
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Woman seriously injured in alleged hit-and-run crash in Colorado Springs; suspect arrested
A bicyclist was taken to a Colorado Springs hospital late Friday after suffering “serious” injuries in an alleged hit-and-run crash, according to city police. The woman was riding an electric dirt bike along South Academy Boulevard near Pace Drive when she was struck close to the intersection by a black SUV, police reported. The SUV…
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Man who previously confessed to crashing into jogger in Colorado Springs pleads not guilty
A man who told police that he “woke up and smoked weed and just felt like killing someone” and then allegedly injured a 74-year-old jogger with his SUV in Colorado Springs pleaded not guilty Wednesday to attempted murder. “Thank you,” Christian Ortega said to 4th Judicial District Judge Eric Bentley after entering his plea. They…