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Laser forces Colorado State Patrol crew to abort Centennial landing
A Colorado State Patrol aircraft aborted its landing at Centennial Airport after a green laser lit up the cockpit on final approach, the agency said Friday. The plane was inbound about 8:45 p.m. Aug. 19 when the beam hit the aircraft, according to a statement from the CSP. The crew aborted the landing and circled…
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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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Colorado drivers face new rules after deadly crashes
Six new traffic safety laws took effect across Colorado on Wednesday after a year that claimed more than 700 lives on the state’s roads, according to AAA Colorado. One of the new laws was shaped with the urging of parents of a teenage cyclist whose 2023 death was caused by a motorist. AAA Colorado officials…
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Colorado drivers face new rules after deadly crashes
Six new traffic safety laws took effect across Colorado on Wednesday after a year that claimed more than 700 lives on the state’s roads, according to AAA Colorado. One of the new laws was shaped with the urging of parents of a teenage cyclist whose 2023 death was caused by a motorist. AAA Colorado officials…
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Colorado State Patrol arrests 2022 Colorado Springs murder suspect
Claudio Montijo Avila, 36, was arrested in Trinidad by Colorado State Patrol on Jan. 4 for the murder of 45-year-old Antonio Jiminez-Garibay, according to a news release by Colorado Springs police. Avila allegedly shot and killed Jiminez-Garibay on Oct. 2, 2022 in the 4200 block of Galley Road in Colorado Springs. In April 2024, police…
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Fountain liquor store armed robbery suspect arrested, found with stolen car
Colorado Springs police arrested a suspect in an armed robbery and another individual with a warrant for arrest after both were located by traveling in a stolen car, according to CSPD and Fountain police. Around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Tyson Dunckel, 32, allegedly stole several bottles of alcohol from Klix Liquor at 6945 Mesa Ridge Parkway…
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26-year-old woman identified in fatal train-car collision in Security-Widefield
The woman who died after being flung from her car after colliding with a moving train in Security-Widefield has been identified. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified her Wednesday morning as 26-year-old Nayvis Socarras Diaz. Diaz was a Colorado Springs resident according to public records. Officers with the Colorado State Patrol responded Monday at…
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26-year-old woman identified in fatal train-car collision in Security-Widefield
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The woman who died after being flung from her car after colliding with a moving train in Security-Widefield has been identified. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified her Wednesday morning as 26-year-old Nayvis Socarras Diaz. Diaz was a Colorado Springs resident according to public…
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New details emerge in train-car collision that left 26-year-old woman dead in Security-Widefield
One person is dead after a car ran into a train in Security-Widefield Monday afternoon, according to Colorado State Patrol. Officers responded Monday at 3:29 p.m. to Main Street Crossing located at the Highway 85 and Main Street interchange to find a deceased 26-year-old female from Colorado Springs ejected from a Mitsubishi Outlander, according to…
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New details emerge in train-car collision that left 26-year-old woman dead in Security-Widefield
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One person is dead after a car ran into a train in Security-Widefield Monday afternoon, according to Colorado State Patrol. Officers responded Monday at 3:29 p.m. to Main Street Crossing located at the Highway 85 and Main Street interchange to find a deceased 26-year-old female…