[07-18-24] Pedestrian Killed in Crash on I-25 South of Colorado Springs

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KKTV) – A pedestrian was killed after they were hit by a car while crossing I-25 overnight.

Colorado State Patrol says troopers were called to southbound I-25 and Mesa Ridge Parkway (exit 132) for the collision just before 12:40 Tuesday morning, where they found a person in the roadway with fatal injuries. They died before they could be transported to the hospital.

The driver who was involved stayed on scene. No injuries to that person or anyone else in the vehicle were reported.

A State Patrol spokesperson tell 11 News that before troopers could get the road blocked, a few vehicles drove through the crash site and were damaged by debris in the roadway.

Troopers are still investigating the circumstances around the crash and do not know at the time of this writing whether drugs, alcohol or speeding played any part.

A three-mile stretch of southbound I-25 was closed for nearly six hours Tuesday morning, spanning from Mesa Ridge Parkway to South Academy (exit 135). The roadway reopened just before 6:30 a.m.

11 News will continue to update this article as we learn more.

Source : KKTV

(Credit : CBS News)

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