Tag: head on collision
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1 dead, 1 seriously injured in head-on crash near Gunnison
One person was killed and another seriously injured on Sunday following a head-on collision on U.S. 50 near Gunnison, according to a news release from the Colorado State Patrol. The crash took place at about 2:20 p.m. near milepost 155, a few miles west of Gunnison, when an eastbound Chevrolet Silverado veered into the westbound…
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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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Wrong-way I-25 crash near Castle Rock sends 1 to hospital
A driver was hospitalized Wednesday after a head-on collision on Interstate 25 south of Castle Rock, according to Colorado State Patrol. Reports of a wrong-way driver at milemarker 179 near Plum Creek Road came in just after 5 a.m., State Patrol said in a news release. When troopers arrived, they found “extensive damage” to a…
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Uninvolved driver dies in head-on crash after ‘speed contest’ in northern Colorado Springs
A driver has died as a result of “complications” during surgery following a head-on collision with another vehicle on Colorado Springs’ north side, according to police. The Colorado Springs Police Department arrived at the intersection of Briargate Boulevard and Lexington Drive Sunday night and found the two drivers with “serious” but “initially” non-life-threatening injuries. According…
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Motorists killed in February head-on collision identified
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has identified two motorists killed in a collision Feb. 2, according to a news release Monday from the Colorado Springs Police Department. Wallace Broadnax, 83, and David Boxley, 63, died from injuries in a head-on collision on Colorado 115, south of East Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard, police said. The crash…
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Father and daughter killed in Wednesday crash identified
A Peyton man and his 12-year-old daughter have been identified as the victims of the July 10 head-on-collision on U.S. Highway 24. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office confirmed the man to be Brent Pyatt, 41. A GoFundMe page purportedly set up by the family identified the 12-year-old as Pyatt’s daughter Emma Joy Pyatt. The…
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2 dead, 2 seriously injured in crash on U.S. 24 near Colorado Springs
Two people are dead, including a 12-year-old girl, and two were hospitalized after a head-on collision Wednesday on U.S. 24, according to Colorado State Patrol. The crash took place about 10:20 p.m. near Judge Orr and Stapleton roads in Falcon, officials said. Investigators determined that a Chevrolet Silverado, driving west on U.S. 24, swerved onto…
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Three identified after wrong-way crash on I-25 last weekend in Colorado Springs
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has confirmed the identities of the three people who were killed along Interstate 25 last weekend, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. The two drivers involved in a head-on collision have been identified as 37-year-old Dalisse Rivera-Albino and 46-year-old Heidi Jackson. The third victim of the incident was identified…
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‘Good Samaritan’ killed in wrong-way crash on I-25 identified
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has identified the “good Samaritan,” who was struck and killed as he tried to assist two drivers in the early morning wrong-way crash along Interstate 25 Sunday. According to coroner’s office spokesperson Sandy Wilson, the victim has been identified as 64-year-old Joel Montalvo. Previous reports by the Gazette state…