Tag: powers boulevard
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Powers Boulevard reopened after multi-car crash Thursday morning
A crash involving multiple vehicles prompted a closure of Powers Boulevard Thursday morning in Colorado Springs for several hours. Police were called to the intersection of Powers and Constitution Avenue just before 4:30 a.m., according to Gazette news partner KOAA. The Colorado Department of Transportation reported the reopening at around 9:15 a.m. According to police,…
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Motorcyclist injured in crash with pickup truck in east Colorado Springs
A motorcyclist was seriously injured Monday following a collision with another vehicle in east Colorado Springs, according to an online blotter entry. The crash took place just after 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of North Powers and Palmer Park boulevards, police said. Investigators determined that a pickup truck with a small trailer, heading north on…
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Person in wheelchair hit and killed by bus in east Colorado Springs
A person in a wheelchair died early Sunday after being hit by a bus in east Colorado Springs, according to law enforcement officials. The collision took place just before 1 a.m. at South Powers and Astrozon boulevards. Investigators determined that the person, whose name has not yet been released, was on southbound Powers in the…
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1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting in east Colorado Springs; suspects sought
One person is dead and two others are hospitalized following a shooting in east Colorado Springs early Sunday, law enforcement officials said. Officers responded to a 12:30 a.m. call about a shooting in the 2800 block of Powers Boulevard, near Constitution Avenue, according to an online blotter entry. When they arrived, they found three people…
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New Colorado Springs interchange to partially open on Powers Boulevard
Road officials are advising caution as drivers get used to navigating a new diverging diamond interchange at Powers Boulevard and Airport Road. “They’re a little bit more different, a little bit more challenging,” said Randy Johnson, Colorado Department of Transportation project engineer. Starting Wednesday morning, the new interchange will be partially open, taking traffic for…
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12 vehicles involved in three crashes on Powers Boulevard
A dozen vehicles were involved in three separate crashes on Powers Boulevard and Barnes Road on Friday afternoon, according to a blotter entry by the Colorado Springs Police Department. Officers learned upon arrival that a vehicle traveling northbound had stalled in the left lane, starting the sequence of crashes. According to the entry, no one…
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Six hospitalized after 11-vehicle crash shuts down southbound Powers Boulevard
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six people were injured after a crash that involved “approximately” 11 vehicles in the southbound lanes of Powers Boulevard on Wednesday, according to Caitlin Ford, a public communications specialist with the Colorado Springs Police Department. All six injured people, including two who were “extracted” from their…
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2 dead, 2 seriously injured following crash in east Colorado Springs
Two motorists are dead and two others seriously injured following a two-car crash in east Colorado Springs early Sunday, according to law enforcement officials. The collision took place at about 4:25 a.m. at the intersection of South Powers and East Fountain boulevards, just west of the Colorado Springs Airport, police said. Emergency responders arrived at…
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CSPD arrests suspected drunk driver who allegedly assaulted officers
Colorado Springs police on Sunday arrested a suspected drunk driver who allegedly assaulted several officers and emergency medical personnel following a single-car crash, according to law enforcement officials. Joseph Lopez faces multiple misdemeanor and felony charges in connection with the incident, police said. At about 4:30 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to a single-vehicle crash on…
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New business district approved in far north Colorado Springs
Editor’s note: The story has been updated with the location for the new business district, slated for the intersection of Colorado 83 and Powers Boulevard. The highly visible intersection of Colorado 83 and Powers Boulevard in far north Colorado Springs is slated for a new business district, called Kettle Creek Center. The Colorado Springs Planning…