Driver in Pueblo in critical condition after crashing through a block wall

A driver in Pueblo is in critical condition after crashing their car through a cinder block wall near Northern Ave. and Prairie Ave.

Pueblo Police Department Officers responded to the crash scene in the 3400 Block of W. Northern Ave. before 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning.

Officers said the male driver was driving fast, went off the road and crashed through a cinder block wall, where he hit a parked car in the backyard of a house.

Pueblo Police said the “jaws of life” were needed to get the driver out of the vehicle. He was taken to the hospital, where he’s in critical condition. The driver was the only one in the car.

Officers add pieces of cinder block went through a garage wall and broke a window at the neighboring house.

Pueblo Police said the crash is still under investigation.