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Colorado Springs police investigate crash that shutdown part of I-25 overnight

Brittany Wiley
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March 10, 2021 5:44 AM
Published 3:47 AM

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Part of southbound I-25 in Colorado Springs was closed overnight after a single vehicle crash Tuesday.

Police data shows the crash happened around 9:50 p.m. Tuesday near the Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass. The road didn't reopen until just before 4:30 Wednesday morning.

Police said a BMW sedan lost control and hit a guardrail on the left side of the road, crossed the road and hit the median barrier, then went back across the road and into a ditch.

The driver was taken to the hospital for their injuries and later arrested for driving under the influence and vehicular assault. The passenger was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

The Major Crash Team is still investigating the crash.

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