[01-15-26] Pedestrian Injured After Hit-And-Run Crash in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – A pedestrian was seriously injured in a crash in Colorado Springs Tuesday night.

The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said officers responded to a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at North Circle Drive and Galley Road around 6:14 p.m.

According to police, the driver initially left the scene but was located by officers.

Police said a dark colored Ford pick-up made a right-hand turn from northbound North Circle Drive to eastbound Galley Road, and hit a pedestrian who was crossing northbound across Galley Road.

“Witnesses reported there was no driving behavior change by the vehicle after contact,” CSPD wrote in a blotter post.

According to police, the pedestrian was taken to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

After finding the suspect vehicle, officers said the driver, identified as Victor Langhart, confessed to the hit-and-run.

Police took Langhart into custody, and he was booked into the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center.

He is being held on a $3,000 bond, according to online jail records.

All of northbound North Circle Drive was temporarily closed at Galley Road, and all eastbound traffic from Yampa to Galley was closed at North Circle Drive for the crash.

All roads were back open by 7:23 p.m.

Police said speed and alcohol are not considered to be factors in the crash. The investigation is ongoing.

Source : KKTV

(Credit : CBS News)

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