Tag: traffic
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Beacon Lite road project near Monument enters Phase 3
Crews transitioned into Phase 3 of the Beacon Lite Road Improvement Project this week. Beacon Lite Road will remain closed to through traffic through the project area while local access to homes and businesses is maintained, a release from El Paso County Public Works said. The existing signed through-traffic detour will remain in place. The…
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Colorado Springs police issue over 300 citations in car registration crackdown
A crackdown across the Front Range last week yielded 313 citations for registration enforcement in Colorado Springs alone. The initiative included the Colorado Springs, Aurora, Denver, Fountain, Monument and Manitou Springs police departments, as well as the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. In total, 955 citations were issued during a week authorities said was a…
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Motorcyclist killed in crash on Platte Avenue, another injured
One person was pronounced deceased and another was evaluated on scene after a crash near East Platte Avenue and North Chelton Road late Wednesday afternoon, according to a blotter entry by Colorado Springs police. A preliminary crash investigation found that a silver sedan making a left turn onto westbound East Platte Avenue fatally struck an…
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2 killed, 2 injured in crash leaving Marksheffel Road closed
A two-vehicle collision around 1:30 p.m. Monday on Marksheffel Road south of East Gate Street resulted in two deaths and two injuries, according to Colorado Springs police. The crash is believed to have been caused by a Toyota sedan failing to negotiate a slight curve and crossing from the southbound to the northbound lanes, striking…
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1 hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after crash involving motorcycle near The Citadel mall
Colorado Springs police are investigating a Thursday morning crash between a motorcycle and a work-style pickup truck that sent a person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred at about 7:50 a.m. near North Murray Boulevard and East Bijou Street, just southeast of The Citadel mall, according to the Police Department. Preliminary findings…
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State Patrol K-9 vehicle hit in I-25 crash
A four-vehicle crash involving two Colorado State Patrol vehicles injured two people around 1:30 a.m. Aug. 22 along Interstate 25, a spokesperson from the agency told The Gazette. Troopers were conducting a traffic stop for suspected road rage and were about to release the vehicle when a Mazda sedan crashed into the back of a…
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Pueblo man runs vehicle into police, concrete pillars fleeing traffic stop
Pueblo police arrested a man on Saturday evening after he allegedly collided numerous times with a vehicle and building around him in an attempt to flee a traffic stop, according to a news release by the department. Demarco Gallegeos, 31, faces charges involving attempted vehicular assault, resisting arrest, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief. After being…
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Pedestrian killed in Colorado Springs crash identified as 40-year-old
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified the victim of a fatal crash Aug. 7 as 40-year-old Tracey Yost, according to a news release Monday. Investigators determined a pickup truck was traveling northbound on North Powers Boulevard when it hit Yost at its intersection with Palmer Park Boulevard. Speed and alcohol are not believed to…
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Vehicle slams into State Patrol K-9 truck on I-25 in Colorado Springs, injuring 2
A four-vehicle crash involving two Colorado State Patrol vehicles injured two people around 1:30 a.m. Saturday along Interstate 25, a spokesperson from the agency told The Gazette. Troopers were conducting a traffic stop for suspected road rage and were about to release the vehicle when a Mazda sedan crashed into the back of a State…
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Traffic updates: Marksheffel to see monthlong closure
An important artery in East Colorado Springs will see a monthlong closure starting this weekend, while work continues to finish the Circle Drive bridge complex in Southeast Colorado Springs. Here are a few major projects that could affect commutes in Colorado Springs this week. Marksheffel Road Utility work and road reconstruction will necessitate closures on…