Tag: traffic
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Person in critical condition after Colorado Springs crash injures 5 in total
A person is in the hospital with possible life-threatening injuries after a Thursday crash along U.S. 24 by 21st Street. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, units responded to a head-on collision at the intersection at 8:47 p.m. When they arrived, they found five people who were injured. Three were transported to the hospital,…
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Powers at Palmer Park Boulevard reopens after deadly crash Friday morning
The Colorado Springs Police Department responded to a fatal pedestrian vs. vehicle crash that closed all of northbound Powers Boulevard at Palmer Park Boulevard early Friday. The roadway was closed for several hours but reopened just before 9 a.m., according to a social media post from the Police Department. Police determined a woman was killed…
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Colorado motorists urged to share road with 300 cyclists for Aug. 10-14 tour
Some 300 cyclists will tour highways and county roads through south-central Colorado Aug. 10-14 as part of the five-day bicycle event Colorado’s Ride, the Colorado Department of Transportation said in a travel advisory issued Monday. Motorists should prepare to share the road with the group on routes linking Crested Butte, Buena Vista, Salida and Gunnison.…
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1 dead, 2 injured in Powers Boulevard crash
One person died and two were injured in a crash between a truck pulling a dump trailer and another vehicle in Colorado Springs on Thursday evening, according to a blotter entry by police. The truck struck the vehicle as it made a left turn from Colorado 83 to Powers Boulevard. Police say one person was…
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Crash involving Colorado Springs police vehicle closes Platte Avenue for extended period
A crash involving a Colorado Springs police vehicle tied up traffic on East Platte and North Hancock avenues for hours on Thursday afternoon. At least two vehicles were involved in the crash, causing no serious injuries, a CSPD spokesperson said. A Gazette reporter witnessed a CSPD vehicle with visible front-end damage at the scene, and…
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Mudslide and flooding close I-70 and roads in western Colorado
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. — A mudslide closed both directions of Interstate 70 in western Colorado Monday night. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office closed both directions of I-70 between Exit 97 near Silt and Exit 105 near New Castle. The interstate was still closed, as of 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. County Road 214 (Peach…
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Colorado Springs motorist killed in fiery crash near Utah border
A 32-year-old woman from Colorado Springs was killed in a wrong-way crash Monday after her car went down an embankment and caught fire. Along Interstate 70 near the Utah border, six others, including minors, were also seriously injured in the crash, according to a news release from Colorado State Patrol. Investigators learned the crash, just…
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2 in early 20s ID’d as victims of Colorado Springs motorcycle crashes
Colorado Springs police announced the identities of two motorcyclists killed in separate July crashes in the city. McCain Dean, 20, and Talon Severe, 21, were identified as victims of crashes on July 5 and July 10, respectively, according to news releases by the department. Dean was traveling northbound on Union Boulevard when he was hit…
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Vehicle fire closes northbound I-25 north of Castle Rock
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — Northbound lanes of Interstate 25 are closed Friday morning as crews battle a vehicle fire. According to South Metro Fire Rescue, a box truck caught fire Friday morning in the northbound lanes of the interstate just south of Happy Canyon Road. Northbound lanes were closed at Founders Parkway, South Metro Fire…
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Motorcyclist identified as 30th traffic fatality in Colorado Springs this year
A rider fatally flung from his motorcycle has been identified as the 30th person killed in a traffic-related incident in Colorado Springs this year. That is seven more fatalities in the city compared to the same time as last year. The rider, 62-year-old David Joseph, died in the hospital on June 30 after weeks on…