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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) says they have launched a criminal investigation after a passenger was found deceased along Highway 24 this morning.
According to the sheriff’s office, someone called in to report a three-car accident off Highway 24 near Judge Orr Road at 8:10 a.m. on Tuesday. They say the victim’s injuries are not typically seen with traffic crashes, and this quickly became a criminal investigation. The victim was in the passenger seat of a white pickup truck pulling a black trailer.
“A passenger in one of the vehicles involved, a white pickup truck towing a black trailer, appeared to be seriously injured or deceased, and life-saving measures were attempted. Unfortunately, those efforts were unsuccessful,” said Cassandra Sebastian of the El Paso County Sheriff’s office.
Meanwhile, EPSO says the driver of the pickup truck fled, and now investigators are searching for this driver, but as of the press conference, he has not been located. Two nearby schools were briefly put on lockdown, the sheriff’s office added.
The drivers of the two other cars involved in the accident stayed at the scene, EPSO said.
EPSO was not able to speculate on whether the death was related to a road rage incident or if the passenger was hurt elsewhere before getting in the truck.
The sheriff’s office says it will handle the criminal investigation, while the Colorado State Patrol will be conducting an investigation into the crash.
“Then next thing you know, I just seen ambulance lights, cop cars, and I looked over and then next thing you know, there was a white vehicle all crashed and everything, and it looked pretty bad from what I’ve seen,” said Ryan Burns, an employee who works at Falcon Tire across the street from where this crash occurred.
Source : KRDO
