Interstate 25 is once again open following another fatal overnight crash in the Pikes Peak region. State Patrol closed the interstate between the Santa Fe and Mesa Ridge Parkway exits Tuesday evening due to a crash involving both directions of travel.

State Patrol says it appears 24-year-old Aiden Detavernier of Colorado Springs lost control of his Ford Ranger during wet conditions and veered into oncoming traffic in the northbound lanes. His truck hit a Kenworth then spun around and flipped.

Following the impact with the smaller truck, the Kenworth went into the center median and southbound lanes where it collided with a Ford F350.

State Patrol says Detavernier was pronounced dead at the scene. His juvenile passenger has minor injuries. The drivers of the Kenworth and the Ford were taken to the hospital to be checked out. Everyone involved in the crash was wearing seatbelts.

The crash happened just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. All lanes reopened before midnight.

CDOT’s latest Click it or Ticket it campaign is underway, with the focus on encouraging people in rural Colorado to use their seat belts.

Data released by CDOT showed five of the six worst counties for seat belt use were rural counties — Cheyenne, Delta, La Plata, Montezuma and Chaffee counties. In Cheyenne County, research shows only 65 percent of drivers and passengers wear seat belts.

“Unfortunately, there are people who continue to believe they do not need to fasten their seatbelt when getting in a vehicle, many of whom are in rural communities who think they don’t need to buckle up because there is less traffic or they are only traveling a short distance,” said Col. Matthew Packard, Colorado State Patrol’s Chief.

In reality, CDOT said more than 50 percent of accidents occur within a five-mile radius of a person’s home and 70 percent occur within a 10-mile radius.

CDOT also collected statistics on traffic deaths. Of the 416 traffic deaths across the state in 2018, more than half of them were not wearing seat belts.

“I used to think they were uncomfortable and I would wear them under my arm when I did but in October I got hit by a semi and I broke my facial bones because I flew across the car,” said McKenna Froncek, a driver featured in one of the campaign’s new videos. “I definitely do wear my seatbelt now.”

The campaign lasts through Sunday.

One person was killed in a three-car hit-and-run Denver fatal crash along Colfax Avenue early Sunday morning, police said.

The wreck happened at the intersection of Colfax and Colorado Boulevard, police tweeted about 3:20 a.m. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and another person was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

The suspect was last seen leaving the scene on foot, police said. More information about the Denver car wreck wasn’t available Sunday morning.

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EL PASO COUNTY – Saturday afternoon, Highway 94 was shut down east of Colorado Springs due to a single vehicle rollover crash.

The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. on Highway 94, near Engleby Road. This is about 10 miles east of 94 and Marksheffel.

According to State Patrol, a man and a child suffered traumatic injuries in the crash.

The man was taken by helicopter to St. Francis Medical Center and the child was taken by ambulance to Children’s Hospital in Briargate. There is no further word on their condition at this time.

State Patrol said speed is being considered a factor in the car accident.
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