Tag: traffic
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First elk seen crossing newly constructed wildlife overpass
The first elk to use the newly constructed Greenland Wildlife Overpass have been spotted, according to a Facebook post from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). A video captured shows three elk make their way across the overpass. According to CDOT, the overpass crosses Interstate 25 (I-25) near the Greenland Interchange between Larkspur and Monument,…
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Sinkhole closes road near Academy and Union in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs firefighters are on the scene of a sinkhole on West Montebello Drive between Fiesta Land and East Descanso Circle on Tuesday evening, according to a social media post by the department. Crews from Colorado Springs Utilities and CSFD hazmat are on the scene. CSFD is advising people to avoid the area near the…
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Suspected DUI hit-and-run in Colorado Springs hospitalizes woman
A woman was hospitalized with serious injuries from a hit-and-run in Colorado Springs by a suspected intoxicated driver overnight Tuesday, police said. The woman was riding an electric scooter at the intersection of East Platte and North Wahsatch avenues at around 2 a.m. when a pickup truck struck her, the Colorado Springs Police Department reports.…
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Crash on I-25 in Pueblo leaves 1 dead
A motorist died Thursday after crashing into a tractor-trailer that had pulled over because of a mechanical issue on Interstate 25 in Pueblo, according to a news release from the Pueblo Police Department. A 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix entered the interstate southbound from City Center Drive and hit the back of the empty flatbed trailer…
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Child on gas-powered scooter injured in crash along Chelton Road
A crash between an illegally powered gas scooter and a vehicle on Tuesday evening in Colorado Springs injured a 14-year-old, according to an online blotter entry by police. The child ran into the side of the vehicle as it emerged from a driveway onto Chelton Road north of Fountain Boulevard. An ambulance took the child…
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Motorcyclist, scooter rider die in separate Colorado Springs crashes; IDs released in 3 earlier wrecks
Two people died in different crashes on Monday in which vehicles fatally struck a rider in Colorado Springs, police said. A scooter rider was killed in a crash around 12:40 p.m. in the 400 block of North Circle Drive, according to an online blotter entry by police. No details about the circumstances of the crash…
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Colorado Springs fire engine, passenger bus collide downtown; 9 people taken to the hospital
A Colorado Springs fire engine collided with a passenger bus Saturday, sending nine people to the hospital and shutting down Tejon and Bijou streets for several hours. Four firefighters and five Bustang passengers were injured in the crash, which occurred around 10 a.m. while the fire engine was responding to a possible overdose call with…
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Pickup truck rolls several times in Colorado Springs crash that injures 2
A head-on collision between a pickup truck and SUV sent two people to the hospital and closed U.S. 24 at 26th Street on Saturday, according to Colorado Springs police. The collision occurred around 8:30 a.m. and caused the truck to roll several times before coming to rest on its wheels, police announced. Emergency workers had…
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Suspected DUI hit-and-run in Pueblo kills 1, leads to arrest
An overnight hit-and-run in Pueblo has killed a pedestrian, according to the city’s police department. Officers from the Pueblo Police Department arrived at the 600 block of West Northern Avenue just after 2:15 a.m. Tuesday and found the pedestrian dead at the scene. A witness told police that they had followed the vehicle that sped…
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Another alleged street racing incident in Colorado Springs leaves passenger injured
An alleged street racer in Colorado Springs is facing a vehicular assault charge after a rollover crash seriously injured a passenger over the night. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, officers responded to a crash along Voyager Parkway, north of Northgate Boulevard, just before midnight Monday. They found evidence that suggests a vehicle had…