19-year old arrested, facing laundry list of charges following high-speed chase on I-25
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A 19-year-old woman is in custody and facing a laundry list of charges after almost sideswiping a state trooper, leading to a high-speed pursuit on I-25 early Monday morning.
At around 4 a.m. on March 31, a trooper was conducting a traffic stop on the interstate, just south of Briargate Parkway, when he was nearly sideswiped by a white Honda Odyssey. Due to concern for other drivers on the road, the trooper pursued the Honda. The pursuit ended in a crash near Highway 83. The two people in the Honda were detained and taken to the hospital with minor injured.
According to Colorado State Patrol, the driver of the Honda, identified as 19-year-old Colorado Springs resident Analecia Lovato, has now been arrested. She was released from the hospital and taken into custody at 5:25 a.m. Monday without further incident, CSP said.
Lovato is being held at the El Paso County Jail on the following charges:
- Vehicular eluding
- Driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol
- Driving a vehicle with excessive alcohol content
- Violation of a restraining order
- Failing to present immediate evidence of insurance upon request
- Reckless driving
- Reckless endangerment
- Displaying a fictitious number plate
- Illegal possession of ethyl alcohol by an underage person
- Driving a vehicle without valid driver’s license
- Possessing an open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle
ORIGINAL HEADLINE: Two detained after high-speed chase on I-25 in northern Colorado Springs
Monday, March 31, 2025 at 5:41 a.m. –
Two individuals have been detained after a high-speed chase on I-25 early Monday morning after a driver almost hit a state trooper, the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) said.
At around 4 a.m. on March 31, the CSP said that a trooper was performing a traffic stop on northbound I-25 just south of Briargate Parkway when a white Honda Odyssey almost struck him..
The Colorado State Patrol said that the trooper pursued the driver out of concern for other drivers on the road, and a second trooper joined in to assist with the pursuit at speeds of 90 mph.
The high-speed chase continued onto Voyager Parkway and ended at Highway 83 just south of the North Gate Boulevard intersection at speeds of 70 mph in a 60 mph zone, troopers said.
The pursuit ended after one of the troopers performed a "Tactical Vehicle Intervention" (TVI), a tactic in which a pursuing trooper rammed into the suspect's vehicle to get it to spin out, turn sideways and come to a stop in a ditch on southbound Highway 83.
The driver and passenger of the Honda Odyssey — both females — were detained, the CSP said, and were transported to a hospital with minor injuries.
None of the troopers involved sustained any injuries, but there was minor damage to two patrol vehicles as well as damage to the suspect's vehicle.
The suspect's vehicle was towed from the scene just after 6:30 a.m.
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