Tag: interstate 25
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Live weather blog: Schools begin calling off Friday classes, roads remain closed
Snow and cold temperatures have shut down several roads, forced the closure of nearly all schools and military installations, and affected flight schedules at the Colorado Springs Airport on Thursday. With snow continuing Thursday and a forecast for more, some schools in the Colorado Springs have started calling off Friday classes. Interstate 25 southbound is…
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Palmer Lake man killed, 1 injuredcrashes on Interstate 25
A Palmer Lake man was killed and another motorist is hospitalized after a pair of crashes Oct. 14 on Interstate 25, just north of Colorado Springs, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The first crash, which involved three vehicles, took place about 4:30 p.m. Monday in the southbound lanes of the interstate, near the North…
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Semi-truck crash closes I-25 in southern Colorado
A traffic crash closed northbound Interstate 25 south of Walsenburg Tuesday morning. The crash was near northbound mile-marker 41, close to the border of Huerfano and Las Animas counties. A Colorado Department of Transportation traffic camera in the area appeared to show crews working to right a semi-truck that had tipped over. Based on the…
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1 dead, 1 injured in pair of crashes on Interstate 25 Monday
One motorist is dead and another is hospitalized after a pair of crashes Monday on Interstate 25, just north of Colorado Springs, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The first crash, which involved three vehicles, took place about 4:30 p.m. Monday in the southbound lanes of the interstate, near the North Gate Boulevard exit, officials…
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‘Suspicious body’ found near downtown Colorado Springs Sunday night, police say
Colorado Springs police and the El Paso County Coroner’s Office are conducting a death investigation after the discovery of a body near downtown, according to law enforcement officials. A passerby called police just before 6 p.m. Sunday to report a “suspicious body” between the Interstate 25 Bijou Street exit and the nearby railroad tracks, police…
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Motorcyclist killed in ‘freak accident’ on I-25 identified
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has positively identified a man who died Sunday in what Colorado State Patrol officials called a “freak accident” on Interstate 25. Herry Rangingisan, 59, of Aurora, was riding a motorcycle in the southbound lanes of the interstate, near the Interquest Parkway exit, when a tire detached from a car…
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2 separate deadly crashes cause delays on I-25 near Colorado Springs, U.S. 50 near Pueblo
Two fatal vehicle crashes – one involving a juvenile pedestrian – caused traffic delays on Colorado roadways early Monday, according to the State Patrol. At 4:36 a.m., the State Patrol received a call about a collision on Interstate 25 between a motorcycle and a Ford F-350 pickup truck with an attached trailer. The collision, which…
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Motorcyclist killed in crash on I-25 in Colorado Springs after tire detaches from oncoming vehicle
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Interstate 25 Sunday morning after a tire detached from another vehicle and hit the rider, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The crash took place just before 9 a.m. on the southbound side of the interstate, near the Interquest Parkway exit, officials said. Troopers and first responders…
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Motorcyclist killed in collision with vehicle on Interstate 25 on Sunday
A motorcycle collided with a compact SUV on Interstate 25 early Sunday, resulting in the death of the rider, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The crash, initially reported as involving multiple vehicles, occurred at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday south of Fountain in the southbound lanes of the interstate, according to Trooper Gabriel Moltrer. The…
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1 dead, 1 injured following multi-vehicle crash on I-25 near Fountain
One motorist was killed and another was injured following a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 near Fountain early Sunday, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The crash took place near mile marker 123 in the southbound lanes of the interstate at about 4:30 a.m., officials said. Details were few on Sunday afternoon, but Trooper Gabriel…