Automobile Accidents

• 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...

• 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...

• Colorado Springs Car Accident Injures Man

  Shannon Weidemann | May 09, 2008 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A 30-year-old man was injured in a car accident in Colorado Springs on Saturday morning. The accident involved only one vehicle. It rolled over many times. Police say a 1984 Oldsmobile Sedan...

• Two Killed in Colorado Springs Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 20, 2008 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Two people and a dog were killed in a late night car accident on Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs. The driver of one car was driving in the wrong direction on the interstate and fleeing the police. He hit another car head on, killing the driver of that car and her dog. Police are investigating whether alcohol played a role in the crash, which happened at 12:30 Tuesday morning. Northbound...

• Car Accident Kills Aurora Man

  Shannon Weidemann | March 20, 2008 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A 39-year-old man from Aurora was killed in a car accident last week. The accident happened on Interstate 25. The victim was apparently trying to pass a semi-truck and he ended up hitting the truck. The driver apparently accelerated and moved to the right lane, cutting off another vehicle in the process but making no contact with it. He continued to accelerate while in the right lane and...

• 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...

• Worst Intersections In Springs

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2006 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, police announced 2005's mostdangerous intersections last week. The intersection of Academy and Fountaintopped the department's list.Statistics show that there were 38 accidents at Academy and Fountain, and 31people were hurt in the 20 crashes involving injuries.Nineteen of the 38 wrecks were rear-enders; 10 were broadside collisions;and three were...

• Eads Car Accident Kills Four

  Shannon Weidemann | May 28, 2008 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A car accident near Eads has killed four people and injured three on Friday. A car carrying four people tried to go around a tractor trailer on Colorado 287 and hit a minivan head on. The patrol...

• 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...