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Suspected DUI hit-and-run in Colorado Springs hospitalizes woman

A woman was hospitalized with serious injuries from a hit-and-run in Colorado Springs by a suspected intoxicated driver overnight Tuesday, police said.

The woman was riding an electric scooter at the intersection of East Platte and North Wahsatch avenues at around 2 a.m. when a pickup truck struck her, the Colorado Springs Police Department reports.

A nearby Colorado State Patrol trooper arrived on scene and began life-saving injuries as the vehicle, a white Chevrolet Avalanche, sped off.

Officers later located the vehicle a few miles away in the area of East San Miguel Street and Murray Boulevard. The driver, Dathan Smith, was arrested and faces a charge involving driving under the influence.



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