‘I thought a train derailed,’ Two teenagers in hospital after airborne crash into church

SECURITY-WIDEFIELD, Colo. (KRDO) - Two teenagers are in the hospital after driving a car into the Iglesia Ni Cristo Church of Christ on Saturday night.

According to the Colorado State Patrol, a Subaru struck a landscaping boulder, causing the vehicle to go airborne. The 18-year-old driver sustained life-threatening injuries, and the 14-year-old passenger suffered serious injuries.

Since then, viewers have reached out stating that speeding on Main Street isn't uncommon and that those landscaping boulders have been placed to prevent crashes.

KRDO13 spoke to a neighbor who has lived on Main Street for 30 years. She says she was sitting in her backyard when she heard the car lose control.

"I heard a huge crash. I had no idea what it was. I thought a train derailed...It's just always been very dangerous on this intersection," says Jody Wendlowsky, a neighbor. "If they're going to hit something, hit those boulders, possibly stop them or at least slow them down." But now, not even that is enough.

KRDO13 asked the Colorado State Patrol about the crashes that have occurred on that intersection. They reported that there have been 23 crashes in the last five years on Main Street and Norman Drive, nine of which happened at the church.

The Colorado State Patrol Vehicular Crimes Unit is investigating the crash and asking for any witnesses to contact them.

This article may be updated.

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