Tag: interstate 25
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Overnight road closures scheduled this week near I-25, South Nevada in Colorado Springs
Overnight closures are scheduled this week near Interstate 25 and South Nevada Avenue, part of ongoing work to increase safety for travelers at the interchange. The I-25 South connector road and southbound South Nevada between Brookside Street and the I-25 ramps will close overnight beginning at 9 p.m. Thursday through 5 a.m. Friday, city officials…
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1 dead, several hospitalized following multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 near Larkspur
One motorist is dead and six others were hospitalized following a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 near Larkspur, according to a news release from Colorado State Patrol. Law enforcement was informed of the crash at about 12:20 p.m. Sunday, the State Patrol said. When responders arrived at the scene, near milepost 171 on the northbound…
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Court documents: Shooting on South Academy involving motorcyclist stemmed from road rage incident
The motorcyclist who allegedly shot at another driver near Interstate 25 last week after a brief back-and-forth between the two while on the road, according to the arrest affidavit obtained by The Gazette. On June 13, Nelson Boyer, 40, allegedly shot at Danny Olsen, 61, while they were northbound on South Academy Boulevard past the I-25 bridge. Olsen was struck twice,…
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2 injured after small plane lands alongside I-25 near Larkspur
Two people were injured early Sunday after a small plane landed alongside Interstate 25, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Multiple state and local agencies responded after a 7:45 a.m. call came in about an aircraft that had landed near Larkspur, a CSP spokesman said. The airplane, which was found east of the interstate, had…
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1 killed in I-25 motorcycle crash near Colorado Springs Sunday
One person died in a motorcycle crash Sunday along southbound Interstate 25 near the Mesa Ridge Parkway exit, according to Colorado State Patrol. The crash was reported at 7:20 p.m., according to Gazette news partner KOAA. Troopers say a motorcycle rider was killed in the wreck, and that the bike was the only vehicle involved. The…
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3 dead following wrong-way crash on I-25 in south Colorado Springs
Three people are dead following a wrong-way crash on Interstate 25 early Sunday morning. Colorado Springs police said a vehicle was headed south in the northbound lanes of the interstate near Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass when it slammed into another car. A person who got out of their car to help was hit by…
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Work to improve traffic flow at South Nevada, I-25 interchange begins next week
Work is scheduled to begin Monday to improve traffic flow at South Nevada Avenue and Interstate 25. Construction on the major intersection will initially restrict South Nevada Avenue down to two lanes in each direction between Brookside Street and I-25, according to a city news release. Project officials expect the work will take nine months…
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Man arrested after allegedly crashing stolen car, carjacking another in Monument
A man was arrested in Colorado Springs on May 2 after allegedly crashing a stolen vehicle on Interstate 25 while eluding law enforcement, then carjacking a second vehicle, according to CSPD officials. Christopher Esquivel, 30, faces several felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with the incident, police said. Colorado State Patrol officers had been chasing…
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Man arrested in Colorado Springs after allegedly crashing stolen car, carjacking a second
A man was arrested in Colorado Springs on Thursday after allegedly crashing a stolen vehicle on Interstate 25 while eluding law enforcement, then carjacking a second vehicle, according to CSPD officials. Christopher Esquivel, 30, faces several felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with the incident, police said. Early Thursday, Colorado State Patrol officers had been…
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2 critically injured in crash on northbound I-25: Colorado Springs police
Two people were hospitalized with critical injuries and parts of Interstate 25 were closed for several hours after a vehicle plowed through a guardrail, hit a retaining wall and crashed near an off-ramp late Wednesday, Colorado Springs police said in an online blotter entry. The crash happened at about 10 p.m. in the northbound lanes…