Automobile Accidents

• Colorado Springs Car Accident Injures Pedestrian

  Shannon Weidemann | December 28, 2007 8:51 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A pedestrian was injured in a Colorado Springs car accident on Thursday. The driver of the car first drove into a home and then as he tried to drive away he hit a pedestrian. The pedestrian was injured. The driver was driving on North Carefree Circle in northeast Colorado Springs shortly before 4:45 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle on an icy spot while attempting to make a left...

• Van Hits Four Coronado Students

  Shannon Weidemann | September 22, 2007 1:19 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A parent was dropping her child off at Coronado Springs High School when she hit four other students with her van. The pedestrian accident happened Friday morning on Fillmore Street. The students were between the ages of 14 and 16. The parent was turning left at the light," Naleski said. "The students were in the crosswalk. The parent said she was blinded by sun glare and didn't see the...

• Child Killed at Car Wash in Colorado Springs

  Shannon Weidemann | July 25, 2007 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A 20-month-old boy was killed at a car wash in Colorado Springs on Saturday. He was playing outside of his car while his father was vacuuming it. A truck hit the boy when he stepped in front of it.Greco's family was at M&M Car Wash on Bula Drive when he was hit. Police say his father was cleaning the car when the accident happened and his mother and another child were nearby.Greco was taken to...

• Teenager Hurt in Car Surfing Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 26, 2007 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Two 17-year-old teenage boys took turns "car surfing" on the hood of a car in a parking lot in Colorado Springs. One of the boys fell off the car and was critically injured. The car accident happened on Sunday at The Citadel. Police said the two were taking turns standing on the hood of the car while the other drove in circles when the one fell.Lieutenant Skip Arms said the driver faces a...

• Major Car Accident in Colorado Springs

  Shannon Weidemann | May 18, 2007 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A mulitple car accident on the Hancock Expressway closed down the road early this morning. Police believe that two cars were involved including one that rolled over. Police believe another car may be involved in the accident but it apparently left the scene to bring some injured people to the hospital.Police are calling it a serious injury accident and have called out their Major Accidents...

• Glenwood Springs Accident Kills One

  Shannon Weidemann | March 29, 2007 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A Tuesday evening accident on County Road 115 in Glenwood Springs left one person dead and three others in the hospital. The 19-year-old driver of the car was killed after she went off the road and flipped the car. Her three passengers were ejected from the 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche. The crash occurred at about 6:47 p.m. When emergency personnel arrived, they found a 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche...

• C-470 accident included police cruiser

  Staff Writer | January 31, 2007 9:13 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A multiple-vehicle accident on C-470 yesterday afternoon casued the westbound lanes to be closed to clear the pile-up, which included a police cruiser from Littleton.A report on MyFoxColorado.com said that there were a number of accidents along the same stretch of C-470 in Douglas County yesterday due to the icy conditions. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported.The westbound lanes of...

• Freak accident kills Colorado Springs man

  Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 1:50 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  News First 5/30 reported this week that a freak motor vehicle accident in a garage killed a man in his 60s last weekend. The man was reportedly helping to direct his friend in backing a pickup truck into the garage, when the friend's foot slipped off the brake, hitting the gas full force. As a result, the car pinned the man agains the garage wall, severing his legs. Thought he was rushed to...

• Snow storms bring mess of accidents

  Staff Writer | January 15, 2007 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Since early Sunday morning, snowfall has brought a mess of motor vehicle accidents to the Fort Collins area, along with many other parts of Colorado.An article from The Coloradoan reports on a number of accidents that fortunately did not result in any fatalities.Apparently Colorado State Troopers responded to more than 20 accident calls by 2 p.m. on Sunday. Some of the accidents were SUV...

• Avalanche buries cars on major roadway

  Staff Writer | January 10, 2007 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  On January 6 a major avalanche buried cars and motorists on US-40, about 60 miles west of Denver in close proximity to Winter Park ski resort area. On a major traffic day for skiiers going to and from Winter Park, many cars were buried in what one Denver official said was the largest avalanche in Colorado history.Fortunately, the Colorado Department of Transportation and rescue workers did an...