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Driver arrested after hit-and-run with motorcycle in southeast Colorado Springs Saturday

By Riley Carroll

Published June 18, 2022 10:37 AM

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A hit-and-run traffic accident shut down Chelton Road between Delta Drive and Cricklewood Lane Saturday morning, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.

A motorcycle was traveling west on Chelton around 10:15 a.m. and was struck by a car making a left onto Zebulon. The car fled the scene after the crash.

Witnesses were able to help police locate the car and the driver, 81-year-old Rudolph Gallegos, was arrested on felony charges, amid others.

The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

The accident is clear now and roads are reopened.

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Riley Carroll

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