Accidents that occured in Colorado or impacted Colorado residents.
Chicago businessman James Crown, part of the billionaire Crown family and president of Henry Crown & Company, died in a single vehicle accident at the Aspen Motorsports Park in Colorado. Crown was 70 years old and was deeply committed to investing in Chicago and its people.
A head-on collision between an SUV and a sedan on Westbound lane I-70 in Grand Junction leaves one person dead. The Sedan burst into flames and the other person was taken to the hospital. Fruita Police Department is still investigating the accident.
A car turned in front of a Colorado Springs Police patrol car on Thursday, June 22 and caused a crash. One person was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A driver has died in a single car crash in Colorado Springs. The incident is under investigation.
Two males died after their car crashed into a parking garage and burst into flames in Centennial, Colorado. The driver was going over 100 mph and may have been racing another car. The crash remains under investigation.
A driver running a red light triggered a two-car collision in Colorado Springs just ahead of the Tuesday morning rush hour. One person was transported to the hospital; their injuries are not life-threatening.
A Denver police officer was struck by a fire truck along the Nuggets' NBA championship parade route on Thursday. Sgt. Justin Dodge was struck at 13th and Cherokee Street and rushed to the hospital with injuries to his lower left leg.
A traffic crash in Colorado Springs turned into a shooting, leaving an unconscious woman with life-threatening injuries. Police are investigating the incident and have not made any arrests yet.
A 16-year-old girl died and a second was injured in a single vehicle accident in Sterling. The accident occurred on June 5 when a Ford Focus driven by a 16-year-old Sterling girl went off the road and collided with a fencepost before rolling two times. Neither of the girls were wearing a seatbelt.
A motorcyclist died after hitting a guardrail in Colorado Springs. The driver has not yet been publicly identified by police. It is too early in the investigation to know if alcohol, drugs or speed played a factor in this crash.