COLORADO SPRINGS, CO : 2 killed in 3-vehicle crash involving police car on U.S. 24 in a rural area northeast of Colorado Springs on Tuesday, 24th July 2018
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Colorado State Patrol says two people have died in a crash in El Paso County that involved three vehicles, including a county sheriff’s patrol car.
The crash happened about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 24 in a rural area northeast of Colorado Springs.
The Patrol says the accident occurred when a deputy in a marked patrol car was passing a westbound pickup truck while a dump truck was traveling eastbound in the opposite direction.
The Patrol says 75-year-old Kenneth Wuerfele and 71-year-old Dorothy Wuerfele of Peyton died. They were in the pickup that the patrol car was passing.
Two occupants of the dump truck were injured.
The deputy, identified as 29-year-old Quinlan Linebaugh, had minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
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