COLORADO SPRINGS, CO : Colorado Springs driver arrested passenger seriously injured after crash into garbage truck on Friday, 6th October 2023

Colorado Springs Police (CSPD) arrested 26-year-old Hunter Thompson, charging him with multiple crimes including vehicular assault in connection to a Friday afternoon incident.

CSPD said the arrest came after an alleged string of minor crashes in southeast Colorado Springs, ending with a serious collision between Thompson's pickup truck and a garbage truck at the intersection of Drennan Road and South Academy Boulevard.


According to police, officers were notified of a multi-car crash at the intersection just after 4:00 p.m.

Police said when emergency crews got to the scene, they transported the passenger of the pickup truck to a local hospital for treatment, but the passenger is facing life-threatening injuries.

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