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• SUV strikes, kills pedestrian in Broomfield

  December 2, 2012 11:54 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say an 80-year-old man was killed and his 77-year-old female companion was seriously injured when the two were hit by a vehicle as they crossed a street in Broomfield. The Daily Camera reports a Longmont woman driving an SUV struck the victims, both from Erie,... more »

• Dog lost in Waldo Canyon Fire reunited with owner a month later Play Video

  July 29, 2012 1:39 AM

  Abram Faith was driving home after a night of camping near Rampart Reservoir when he took a turn for the worse-- literally. "We took a last turn too quick on the dirt road and the car toppled about 3 times," Faith says. What he didn't realize was that his... more »

• 2 teen girls sunbathing on Pa. road struck by car

  April 30, 2012 12:32 AM

  BEAVER, Pa. (AP) - Police say two teenage girls who fell asleep while sunbathing on a rural Pennsylvania road have been struck by a car. The Beaver County Police Department tells local media that 13-year-olds Samantha Schermanhorn and Kaylie George were hit by the vehicle Sunday afternoon. Two of Samantha's... more »

• Update: three young people killed in accident in Pueblo

  April 29, 2012 2:43 AM

  Three young teens lose their lives in an overnight crash in Pueblo. It happened around nine Saturday night on Pueblo Boulevard. Police say a pick-up truck headed south hit a red car turning westbound onto Northern Avenue. The truck was traveling at an extreme high rate of speed according to... more »

• One man dead, another with life threatening injuries after Nevada Ave. accident Play Video

  February 13, 2012 7:23 PM

  One man is dead and another injured after a chain-reaction auto-accident Monday morning just north of downtown Colorado Springs. Around 9 a.m. an SUV traveling south on N. Nevada Avenue, just a couple of blocks north of E. Uintah St., slammed into a car parked on the shoulder. That... more »

• Pueblo teen killed on Beulah Highway

  October 1, 2011 3:39 PM

  An 18 year old from Pueblo was killed in a car accident on Colorado Highway 78, the Beulah Highway, about 10 west of Pueblo early Saturday morning. State troopers report that Carlos Torres was driving in a 1996 Jeep Cherokee when, at around 4:50 a.m., he lost control at a... more »

• Woman killed in collision with tree

  April 3, 2011 7:59 AM

  A single vehicle car accident has claimed the life of a 54 year old woman in Colorado Springs. It happened at around 3:20 p.m. Saturday along Uintah Street just east of the intersection with Hancock. Investigators with the Colorado Springs Police Department say that woman was headed west on... more »

• 4 people hurt in crash near Walsenburg

  March 4, 2011 10:30 PM

  State Patrol investigators say a driver may have been driving too fast on a slushy, wet I-25 Friday afternoon, causing a serious two car accident. It happened six miles south of Walsenburg on I-25 near milepost 43. A southbound 2003 Toyota Sequoia spun into the center median, across the... more »

• Snowy roads help stop thief

  January 10, 2011 2:53 PM

  The snow and ice proved to be a big help to a Colorado Springs repairman who had his tools stolen Monday morning. Ron Robertson was headed into the Home Depot when he spotted a man taking his tool boxes out of his truck. He ran up to the man's... more »

• Counselors available to students at Canon City High

  January 3, 2011 10:41 AM

  Grief counselors are at Canon City High School this morning to help student cope with the loss of a classmate. State troopers say Samantha Gaunt, 17, died Sunday morning when the Ford Mustang she was driving went off the road and hit a tree in Penrose. CCHS Principal Bret... more »

• New charge against man accused in Colorado Springs murder

  August 25, 2010 9:07 AM

  A man accused of killing his girlfriend and then staging a car crash to cover the slaying is facing a charge of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife, a witness in the murder case. The Denver district attorney's office says Robert Walters was charged last week... more »

• Out of control driver slams car into hair salon

  May 3, 2010 11:56 AM

  Customers got more than a close shave at this salon in southern California Sunday. Security cameras show an out of control SUV as it careens through the customer waiting area closely missing the cashier. Cops say the driver lost control as she clipped a corner going around 40... more »

• Vet gets prison for faking paralysis to avoid Iraq

  April 24, 2010 1:04 PM

  An Army veteran who prosecutors say bilked the U.S. government by faking paralysis to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq was sentenced Friday to 6 1/2 years in prison and ordered to repay more than $300,000. Jeffrey Rush, 27, apologized at times tearfully to U.S. District... more »

• Fire Chief wants light at dangerous intersection

  March 31, 2010 12:39 PM

  Here's what I'm working on today. In the past few weeks several bad accidents have happened at in intersection in Rocky Ford, causing multiple injuries. The most recent crash happened yesterday. A two car crash, sent two people to the hospital. The intersection is Highway 50 and Highway 71. The... more »

• A long road toward healing

  March 22, 2010 8:48 PM

  It's been a difficult year for the Calegar family. Last year during Spring Break, Christopher, 10 was taking a road trip to North Carolina with his Grandparents James and Zelmalee and his Aunt Deborah. The family was driving through Missouri when they were killed a traffic accident. Christopher's... more »

• Car crash causes power outage

  March 14, 2010 8:27 AM

  Early Sunday morning, at around 1 a.m., the Colorado Springs Police dispatch was notified of a traffic crash on Nevada Avenue at Cheyenne Road which involved a power outage. The investigation revealed that a vehicle was speeding, going southbound, on Nevada Ave when the driver lost control and struck... more »

• Toyota exec: sales damage could be greater due to recall

  February 2, 2010 9:26 AM

  A Toyota executive says the unprecedented scale of the gas pedal problem means damage to the company's sales may be greater than previous recalls. Toyota Executive Vice President Shinichi Sasaki, who oversees quality control at the world's No. 1 automaker, acknowledged a perception the company was slow in responding to... more »

• Toyota tells dealers parts on way to fix pedals

  February 1, 2010 9:05 AM

  Toyota Motor Corp. is telling dealers that they should get parts to fix sticky gas pedals later this week. But the 4.2 million customers affected by a large recall may have to wait a while for repairs. Toyota tells dealers in an e-mail sent early Monday that they will get... more »

• Road crash turns into 238-pound pot bust

  January 31, 2010 10:21 AM

  Tracks in the snow leading from a crashed car to the nearby bridge overpass on New Mexico's I-40 just didn't look right to officers. State police say that officers patrolling the stretch near Tucumcari Saturday found that 40-year-old Henry Alan of El Paso had lost control of his sedan and... more »

• Multi-car crashes shut down I-25

  January 29, 2010 10:02 PM

  Updated .... I-25 is now back open, after a series of accidents shut down both northbound and southbound lanes for several hours. The crashes happened just south of the South Academy exit. The State Patrol says there were actually three separate crashes, all in the same vicinity. Someone stopped... more »

• People help free toddler run over in parking lot

  December 21, 2009 9:59 AM

  A group of people are credited with saving the life of a 3-year-old who was hit by a car in a Wal-Mart parking lot on Saturday. Witnesses say the toddler, Joshua Johnson, got away from his grandmother and then bent down, apparently to pick something up, when he was run... more »

• Keeping kids safe from alcohol over the holidays

  December 13, 2009 7:09 PM

  A warning for parents, ‘tis the season where more kids have access to alcohol. Colorado Springs Police are asking parents to keep track of their alcohol this holiday season. When there's more of it around, like during parties, there's more for your kids to take. Police say it... more »

• Friends, family remember rodeo cowboy Spencer Miller

  November 22, 2009 11:23 PM

  Spencer Miller was a young rodeo cowboy, just starting his professional roping career. His friends say his smile was contagious, but genuine. He loved his friends, his family, and his faith. Rob Alexander watched Spencer grow up, and remembers the times Spencer spent at his ranch outside of Calhan,... more »

• Accident at Costilla and Weber snarls traffic

  November 18, 2009 7:54 PM

  A car accident at Costilla and Weber in the Springs is backing-up traffic in the area. Emergency crews are on scene. It's not known if there are any injuries. more »

• One dead, another injured in construction zone accident

  October 25, 2009 9:01 AM

  One man is dead and another is seriously injured after a traffic accident in a construction zone on Colorado 470 in Douglas County. The Colorado State Patrol says 40 year-old Christopher Chialtas of Highlands Ranch was driving in the right lane of eastbound C-470 early Saturday. The patrol says the... more »

• Coyote survives, stuck in car after collision

  October 20, 2009 10:57 AM

  What happens when a speeding Honda meets a coyote head on? You might be surprised. Daniel East and his sister, Tevyn, were traveling at about 75 mph along Interstate 80 when they saw some coyotes running nearby. One of the coyotes ran in front of the car. "Right... more »

• Driver dies after crashing into a tree

  October 17, 2009 12:06 PM

  Early Saturday morning, at approximately 12:40 a.m., Colorado Springs Officers responded to a single car traffic accident in the 3700 block of E. Woodmen Road. When the Springs officers they saw the front of the black Ford Escort had collided with a tree, which was located in the center... more »

• Young girl lucky to be alive

  September 23, 2009 11:14 AM

  An unbelievably close call for a young child in Washington state last weekend. A young girl was walking outside a convenience store when a fast moving car came out of nowhere and nearly crushed her. The car slammed into poles in front of the store, and went up and... more »

• One fatality in semi vs car accident

  September 6, 2009 9:41 AM

  The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigation a two vehicle head-on accident, which resulted in one fatality and one injury. At approximately 2:30a.m. on Saturday, 18 miles south of Springfield, a 1999 Saturn SC2, driven by a 42 year old Joann Webb, of Casper, WY, was traveling southbound on Colorado... more »

• Woman identified in single fatal car accident

  September 5, 2009 12:38 PM

  The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigation a single fatal vehicle accident that occurred on Friday at around 11 a.m.. The accident occurred approximately 14 miles east of Walsenburg on Highway 10. The investigaton says that a 2001 GMC Jimmy, driven by a 65 year 65 year old Linda... more »

• Driver hit man on a bike thought to be stolen

  September 1, 2009 9:09 AM

  Colorado Springs Police arrest a driver for hitting a man on a bike with his car. The driver thought the bike was stolen. On Monday afternoon, Colorado Springs Police Officers responded to the intersection of Palmer Park Blvd. and Wooten Road in regards to an auto/pedestrian traffic accident. The... more »