Tag: fatal crash
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Victims of fatal head-on crash identified; survivor suffers multiple injuries
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has released the names of two motorists who died in a head-on collision on Monday. Francine Shumake, 53, and Brenda Freshour (aka Baker), 61, were both killed when their vehicle, heading south on Marksheffel near Peterson Space Force Base, drifted into the northbound lane and struck a vehicle, according…
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3-car collision in Pueblo kills 1, injures several others
A three-vehicle crash killed one person and injured “several others” just before 7 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of Eagleridge Boulevard in Pueblo, according to police. A person was trapped when officers arrived, and they were later pronounced dead at the scene. The injured were taken to hospitals for evaluation and treatment, police said.…
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5 dead after vehicle drives off cliff in Colorado
Five people are dead after a vehicle drove off a cliff Sunday in Colorado. The Grand Junction Police and Fire departments responded to the crash around 7:45 a.m. in the 2000 block of Lookout Lane and found the vehicle down on a hillside. Five people were found dead as a result of the crash, police…
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1 dead, 1 injured after motorcyclists collide near Silverton
A crash between two out-of-state motorcyclists left one dead and the other seriously injured along U.S. 550 in San Juan County on Friday, according to a news release by Colorado State Patrol. A red Harley-Davidson motorcycle was traveling southbound on the centerline and “partially in the northbound lane” when it hit a northbound black Harley-Davidson,…
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1 dead in scooter crash near Colorado Springs
One person died after crashing their scooter Thursday night in the Falcon area of unincorporated El Paso County, according to a Sheriff’s Office news release. Shortly after 8 p.m., Colorado State Patrol responded to a single-vehicle wreck northeast of Colorado Springs involving a scooter on Bent Grassmeadows Drive near Meridian Park Drive, which is just…
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1 dead, 2 injured in Powers Boulevard crash
One person died and two were injured in a crash between a truck pulling a dump trailer and another vehicle in Colorado Springs on Thursday evening, according to a blotter entry by police. The truck struck the vehicle as it made a left turn from Colorado 83 to Powers Boulevard. Police say one person was…
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2 in early 20s ID’d as victims of Colorado Springs motorcycle crashes
Colorado Springs police announced the identities of two motorcyclists killed in separate July crashes in the city. McCain Dean, 20, and Talon Severe, 21, were identified as victims of crashes on July 5 and July 10, respectively, according to news releases by the department. Dean was traveling northbound on Union Boulevard when he was hit…
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Man, 67, ID’d as victim of fatal wrong-way I-25 crash in Pueblo
The victim of a fatal crash on northbound Interstate 25 on Friday evening was identified as John P. Morrone, 67, on Monday by the Pueblo County Coroner’s Office. Morrone was allegedly driving the wrong way around the Colorado 50 bypass before striking an SUV head-on near the 13th Street interstate off-ramp, according to Pueblo police.…
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Woman facing DUI, homicide charges in Pueblo crash
Pueblo police arrested a woman on Thursday after she was charged with vehicular homicide and driving under the influence in a fatal May 23 crash, according to a news release by the department. Taryn King, 33, is accused of causing the crash around 10 p.m. near the intersection of Abriendo Avenue and Quincy Street that…
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41-year-old ID’d as victim of fatal rollover crash in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police on Thursday identified a man killed in a rollover crash Monday as Michael Michaelis, 41. Michaelis was ejected from his vehicle while traveling north on Peterson Road when another vehicle traveling east on Barnes Road collided with him around 10 a.m. Two minors in Michaelis’ vehicle were also injured, but the driver…