Tag: traffic
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Road closed near The Citadel mall after crash, 2 hospitalized
Two were hospitalized after being pulled from a wrecked vehicle near The Citadel mall. According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department, the crash happened at North Circle Drive and East Monument Street. The department reported the crash just after 9:30 a.m. Fire Department spokesperson Ashley Franco said the two hospitalized have non-life-threatening injuries. The southbound…
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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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Colorado State Patrol releases more details on fatal 36-car pileup along I-25
Preliminary information about a fatal 36-vehicle pileup along Interstate 25 near Pueblo reveals a domino effect happened after an SUV and a pickup truck hauling a trailer collided. The massive wreck killed five people and injured 29 others. After a dust storm swept through the area on the morning of Feb. 17, vehicles were driving…
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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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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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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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Colorado Springs police say officers were dragged by vehicle amid traffic stop
A suspect is in custody after two Colorado Springs police officers were briefly dragged by a vehicle during a Monday night traffic stop. The incident happened in the 500 block of North Murray Boulevard at around 11 p.m., according to an online blotter entry from the Colorado Springs Police Department. While talking to the driver…
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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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Traffic roundup: Closures scheduled for South Academy, Marksheffel Road
Nearing the end of January, construction will pick back up on South Academy Boulevard projects, while city road upgrades are scheduled. Here are some of the projects that might affect commutes for the week of Jan. 19. South Academy Boulevard The second phase of Colorado Springs’ project to improve sections of South Academy started again…