Tag: crash
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Two identified in deadly Colorado Springs crash as fatalities continue to rise
Two people killed in a fatal crash along Marksheffel Road Aug. 31 have been identified, bringing this year’s traffic deaths to at least four more than last year. Driver Francine Shumake, 53 and passenger Brenda Baker, 61, were killed at the scene of the crash, located south of East Gate Street along Marksheffel. The collision…
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Motorcyclist killed in crash on Platte Avenue, another injured
One person was pronounced deceased and another was evaluated on scene after a crash near East Platte Avenue and North Chelton Road late Wednesday afternoon, according to a blotter entry by Colorado Springs police. A preliminary crash investigation found that a silver sedan making a left turn onto westbound East Platte Avenue fatally struck an…
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2 killed, 2 injured in crash leaving Marksheffel Road closed
A two-vehicle collision around 1:30 p.m. Monday on Marksheffel Road south of East Gate Street resulted in two deaths and two injuries, according to Colorado Springs police. The crash is believed to have been caused by a Toyota sedan failing to negotiate a slight curve and crossing from the southbound to the northbound lanes, striking…
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5 injured, 1 killed when vehicle jumps curb in Fort Collins
Six people were injured when a truck drove onto a sidewalk Saturday in downtown Fort Collins and one of the injured people died, according to police. The driver was among the injured, Fort Collins Police reported officers being on-scene at a crash in the 100 block of West Mountain Avenue at 12:30 p.m. A Chevrolet…
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Waymo hit in Denver crash
Police said a driver was westbound on 8th Avenue when they hit another vehicle. The crash caused the second vehicle to hit a Waymo, police said. DENVER — No one was seriously injured in a crash involving a Waymo and two other vehicles Thursday afternoon, Denver police said. The crash happened around 2:30 p.m. near…
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1 hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after crash involving motorcycle near The Citadel mall
Colorado Springs police are investigating a Thursday morning crash between a motorcycle and a work-style pickup truck that sent a person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred at about 7:50 a.m. near North Murray Boulevard and East Bijou Street, just southeast of The Citadel mall, according to the Police Department. Preliminary findings…
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Pedestrian killed in Colorado Springs crash identified as 40-year-old
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified the victim of a fatal crash Aug. 7 as 40-year-old Tracey Yost, according to a news release Monday. Investigators determined a pickup truck was traveling northbound on North Powers Boulevard when it hit Yost at its intersection with Palmer Park Boulevard. Speed and alcohol are not believed to…
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Vehicle slams into State Patrol K-9 truck on I-25 in Colorado Springs, injuring 2
A four-vehicle crash involving two Colorado State Patrol vehicles injured two people around 1:30 a.m. Saturday along Interstate 25, a spokesperson from the agency told The Gazette. Troopers were conducting a traffic stop for suspected road rage and were about to release the vehicle when a Mazda sedan crashed into the back of a State…
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State Patrol reports 316 commercial vehicle distracted crashes in 2025
Colorado State Patrol troopers investigated 316 commercial motor vehicle crashes involving distracted driving in 2025, the agency said Thursday. CSP said that crashes involving commercial motor vehicles, whether the truck is at fault or not, often produce devastating high-fatality and severe injury outcomes because of the weight of the vehicles. Of those crashes, 257 involved…
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Details emerge after arrest for near-fatal road rage crash in Colorado Springs
A man Colorado Springs police believe intentionally veered into a motorcycle with his truck in an apparent high-speed road rage incident made his first court appearance Wednesday. Larry Jarman, 45, is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder after Colorado Springs police arrested him in connection to the near-fatal crash on Aug. 12. Dash…