A suspected drunken driver traveling south in the northbound lanes of North Academy Boulevard struck and killed a motorcyclist about 10:30 p.m. Monday, Colorado Springs police said.

Kevin Esteban Lopez, 25, left the scene at North Academy and Palmer Park boulevards in his Ford Explorer but was found nearby, police said.

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Christopher Haggerty, 35, was found in the road with traumatic injuries. He was not wearing a helmet.

Lopez was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol, police said. He was not injured.

The death is the city’s 38th traffic fatality — seven of them involving motorcycles — in 2018. At this time last year, the city had 27 traffic deaths.

“This is a community issue,” police Lt. Howard Black said of the death toll. “We all see the speeds, the distracted driving that’s occurring. It’s really up to us to be responsible.”

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Witnesses described another vehicle that might have been involved as a full-size, light-colored SUV that traveled north from the scene. The Major Accident Unit is asking for help finding the vehicle, its driver or both. Call police at 444-7000 or Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers at 634-7867.