Deadly crash at Powers Boulevard and Aeroplaza Drive

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A two-vehicle crash left one dead on July 1, 2022.

Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) Sand Creek Division responded to the intersection of Powers Blvd and Aeroplaza Dr.

A Mazda and a Ford truck hit at the intersection on the morning of July 1, 2022. Members of the Colorado Springs Fire Department and American Medical Response arrived on the scene where both drivers were injured.

CSPD says that the driver of the Mazda, identified by the El Paso County Coroner as 33-year-old Benjamin Schuler, did not survive his injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene.

The driver of the Ford was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries, according to CSPD.

Due to the nature of the crash, the Major Crash Team responded to the scene and assumed the
investigation.

CSPD says that this is the 25 fatal traffic crash in Colorado Springs this year, up three from the 22 reported this time in 2021.