Colorado Springs police arrest 2 street racers who caused fatal crash
A crash that killed a 64-year-old man in south Colorado Springs was caused by two other drivers who were drag racing south down Nevada Ave.
According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, Norman Giddings of Fountain was turning onto Cimarron St. when his car was hit by a vehicle going south on Nevada. Giddings had a green light but didn’t have a protected left turn.
Police investigated Friday’s crash and found that the driver who struck Giddings was racing another vehicle. The two racers were going faster than 70 mph when the crash happened.
CSPD identified the two racers on Thursday. The driver who struck Giddings’ vehicle was identified as 32-year-old Alisha J. Beauchamp. The other driver was identified as 26-year-old Brayden Buchholz.
The two drivers were both charged with vehicular homicide and booked into the El Paso County Jail. Mugshots are expected to be released later, check back for that update.
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A man has died and one person has been taken to the hospital following a car crash near downtown Colorado Springs Friday morning.
Police responded to the intersection of Nevada and Cimarron at 6:30 a.m. for a two-car crash. Upon arrival, police found a man ejected from a car and a mother and a child in another car.
The man ejected, died on the scene and was traveling alone in his car. The mother and child were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The Major Accident Unit has assumed responsibility of the investigation and has questioned witnesses about the light cycle at the intersection.
KRDO has a crew on the scene and will work to bring you updates.
