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• Dump-truck driver convicted in bicyclist's death

  March 9, 2013 1:35 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A dump-truck driver accused of hitting and killing a bicyclist near Boulder has been convicted of careless driving resulting in death. The Daily Camera reports the jury handed down the verdict Friday against Christopher Loven, who is scheduled to be sentenced May 2. Investigators say Loven... more »

• Man gets jail time for trying to send money to terrorists

  June 8, 2012 1:21 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has sentenced a Chicago taxi driver to 90 months in prison for trying to send money to a terrorist with links to al-Qaida. Pakistani-born Raja Lahrasib Khan spoke before U.S. District Judge James Zagel imposed the sentence Friday. The bald, bearded Khan told the courtroom... more »

• Tim Tebow sends video to Alamosa High Graduation for girls killed in crash

  May 27, 2012 8:03 AM

  The three young girls, killed by a suspected drunk driver in Pueblo were honored by Tim Tebow at Alamosa High School's graduation yesterday. 14 year-old Serina Sena, 14 year-old Selena Mascarenas and 18 year-old Anisa Montoya were killed after being hit head-on by another driver while heading home from... more »

• Two driver's license renewal locations off line

  March 28, 2012 5:18 PM

  Two driver's license renewal locations in El Paso County are currently off line and cannot process driver's licenses. The Powers Branch and the Downtown Branch (Centennial Hall) of the Department of Revenue do not have the ability to process driver's license requests. All other motor vehicle services including vehicle... more »

• Tow truck driver killed

  November 26, 2011 9:46 AM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Commerce City police say a tow truck operator was killed after being pinned underneath a semitrailer he had towed. Police say the operator for Joe's Towing and Recovery Service was unloading the semitrailer from his wrecker Friday when it rolled off of support blocks... more »

• No charges for death of driver in possible road rage case

  November 22, 2011 7:13 AM

  Prosecutors now say they won't pursue charges over the death of a 71-year-old man who was knocked out after an argument with a driver in El Paso County. Investigators say Robert Gott was stopped at an intersection in early September when the driver behind him honked because Gott failed... more »

• Bus driver arrested for DUI after reckless driving with kids on board

  November 10, 2011 8:17 AM

  WESTAMPTON, N.J. (AP) - Children on a school bus in New Jersey called their parents to say the driver was swerving and falling asleep behind the wheel. The parents called Westampton Middle School, which alerted police. Officers found Carole Crockett at Holly Hills School trying to pick up... more »

• DUI crash in Green Mountain Falls, but not to worry Play Video

  October 22, 2011 2:25 PM

  The crash is only a simulation orchestrated by 'In Just 3 Seconds' to educate the community on the realistic consequences of drinking and driving. Eight agencies were called to the scene including Green Mountain Falls Police and Fire Departments, El Paso Sheriff's Department, Cascade Fire Department, Flight for Life,... more »

• Bus driver faces d.u.i charge while driving kids

  September 27, 2011 8:20 AM

  WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire school bus driver is facing drunken driving charges after police say she struck a mailbox with her bus while transporting middle school students. No one was hurt. Police in Windham say they received several calls about a bus driving erratically on... more »

• Defense in tow-truck driver wants to move trial from Springs

  September 18, 2011 12:05 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Attorneys for a woman accused of dragging a tow-truck driver to his death in Colorado want the trial moved because they say media coverage of the case will make it nearly impossible to find impartial jurors in the county where the death occurred. Detra Farries... more »

• Driver died after high-speed flight ID'd

  August 24, 2011 8:16 PM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - The driver found dead after apparently taking his 2- and 3-year-old children on a high-speed flight from Aurora police has been identified as 34-year-old Oscar Penaloza of Denver. Police say Penaloza's body was found about 60 feet behind the SUV after it crashed in a park... more »

• Roadworker hit by angry driver

  July 21, 2011 8:37 AM

  A driver is facing charges after deputies say he hit a road worker in El Paso County. The sheriff's office says 70 year-old Harrison Wayne Holmes of Colorado Springs became angry with the wait time on Judge Orr Road yesterday. He began arguing with one worker and attempted... more »

• Possible road rage incident in Colorado Springs

  May 9, 2011 9:32 PM

  Colorado Springs police are looking for a driver involved in a hit and run accident that may also be a road rage incident. The suspect was driving a white truck north on Murray Boulevard at just before 5:00 p.m. Monday when he hit a Chevy pick up from behind as... more »

• Driver rescued after sliding 100 ft off road

  December 9, 2010 4:35 PM

  A close call for a driver in Colorado Springs. The woman slid down a hill about 100 ft. and had to be rescued according to Lt. Jeff Sievers with the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The accident happened earlier this afternoon on Gold Camp Rd. between tunnel one and tunnel two.... more »

• C-DOT ready for snow season

  November 5, 2010 5:26 PM

  The Colorado Department of Transportation is ready for the winter storm season. "Although the number of employees and equipment has stayed the same in recent years, we've added other tools to keep the highways safe and open for travel," said CDOT Executive Director Russ George. "By working 12-hour shifts... more »

• Driver's licenses no longer issued in Walsenburg

  September 14, 2010 6:16 PM

  The Department of Revenue Office in Walsenburg, where driver's licenses are issued, has closed and there are no plans to reopen it. The Department of Revenue sent out a news release Tuesday saying the Walsenburg office would close due to environmental problems with the building. People needing license... more »

• Springs Police go after impaired drivers

  August 20, 2010 6:02 PM

  The Colorado Springs Police Department will join with other law enforcement agencies throughout the country to crackdown on those who drive while impaired. The initial push will happen from August 20 through September 6. Offenders are most often in the 21 to 24 age group. "All too often, innocent,... more »

• Car crashes into the Satellite Hotel

  August 19, 2010 10:26 AM

  A car has crashed through a window into the Satellite Hotel, on Academy Blvd., in Colorado Springs. The driver, described by emergency crews on scene as an 85-year-old man, was not hurt. No one inside the hotel was hurt, either. The hotel is described as structurally sound. more »

• Police stop driver as he tried to change his clothes

  August 17, 2010 2:28 PM

  BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) - A driver who tried to change his sweaty clothes while driving through a Milwaukee suburb has been stopped by police but let off with a warning. Police say that when they pulled the 54-year-old over in Brookfield Aug. 13, he complained he was uncomfortable in... more »

• Train that derailed at amusement park OK

  August 17, 2010 8:23 AM

  State officials found no mechanical problems with the train that derailed at a children's amusement park in the foothills west of Denver. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has said it was likely operator error that caused the train at Tiny Town to go off the tracks last... more »

• Crash kills one in Huerfano County

  August 16, 2010 1:41 PM

  The Colorado State Patrol is investigating alcohol as a possible contributing factor in an accident that killed one man on Friday night. It happened about four miles west of Walsenburg on Highway 160. According to the accident report a mid 90s model Toyota Camry was traveling west when it... more »

• NTSB investigating deadly school bus accident

  August 6, 2010 9:41 AM

  Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are in Missouri to look at the horrific interstate crash that killed a 15-year-old girl on a school bus and the driver of another vehicle. NTSB Vice Chairman Christopher Hunt said Friday that investigators will look into school bus safety and construction... more »

• Update: Highway 67 re-opens after tanker crash

  June 4, 2010 3:15 PM

  Highway 67, near the entrance to Mueller State Park, re-opened Friday night after being closed after a tanker crash allegedly caused by a bee. The road, which is the main route to Cripple Creek, was closed most of Friday afternoon and evening because of a tanker rollover. The tanker... more »

• 4 NY teens hurt when driver holds breath, faints

  May 26, 2010 8:09 AM

  Police say four upstate New York teenagers who tried to hold their breath for the time it took their car to go a third of a mile were hurt when the driver fainted. Authorities say three 19-year-old men and a 16-year-old boy were traveling together late Monday night when... more »

• Fingernail-painting driver guilty of reckless homicide

  May 7, 2010 5:30 PM

  After two days of testimony, a Lake County jury has found a 49-year-old woman who was painting her fingernails before a deadly crash guilty of reckless homicide. There was no reaction from Lora Hunt as she was convicted in the May 2, 2009 crash that killed a Lake Zurich... more »

• Wisconsin woman braves traffic, saves 14 ducklings

  April 26, 2010 11:28 AM

  A mother duck didn't survive her walk across a busy Wisconsin roadway, but a motorist made sure the 14 ducklings stayed safe - even one that wiggled under her dashboard. Angela Speed of the Wisconsin Humane Society says the good Samaritan was driving in West Allis, a Milwaukee suburb,... more »

• D-70 outsources bus service, despite protests

  April 21, 2010 12:22 AM

  School District 70 has decided to stop operating its school buses. The decision was made at a school board meeting Tuesday night at Pueblo West High School. By a vote of 4-0, the board unanimously passed a measure to contract bus transportation out to a private company. School board member... more »

• More bikes on the roads

  April 10, 2010 11:27 PM

  Recently a national cycling magazine named Colorado Springs the 18th most bike friendly city in the US. But it doesn't mean drivers are always so friendly on the roads. Many cyclists like John Crandall have to deal with angry drivers. "It's very easy with a 4 thousand pound vehicle to... more »

• UPDATE: Drivers want light at dangerous intersection

  March 31, 2010 6:32 PM

  A dangerous intersection in Rocky Ford is getting more attention these days. There have been multiple accidents recently, leaving several people hurt. One driver says she's scared for her family to drive through it. Improvements to the intersection could be making the problem worse. There was a bad wreck Tuesday... more »

• Zamboni takes a dunk in Keystone Lake

  March 11, 2010 8:18 AM

  Officials closed the ice skating rink at Keystone Lake after a Zamboni broke through the ice. The driver of the ice-grooming machine was not injured Tuesday and the Zamboni appeared to be working after crews fished it out of the hole in the ice. Keystone spokesman Ryan Whaley... more »