Colorado Springs, CO : Colorado Springs man in fatal crash following hit-and-run identified on Saturday, 21st December, 2019
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The man who died in a crash Saturday after fleeing from an earlier hit-and-run has been identified as Alfredo Palacio of Colorado Springs, according to police.
Palacio, 37, was not wearing a seat belt and is suspected to have been drunk when he crashed his Ford Mustang at about 2:45 a.m. in southeast Colorado Springs, police said.Police were initially called by a man driving south on South Circle Drive who reported his Nissan Murano was sideswiped and that the other driver had fled.
The driver sped away before running off the left side of the exit to Hancock Expressway and striking a light pole. The car flipped and landed on its roof, the investigation revealed.
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