Driver suffers serious injuries after three-car crash on South Academy Saturday night
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A driver sustained serious injuries after colliding head-on with traffic late Saturday night on the southeast side of town, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
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The driver is expected to be okay but needed to be extricated by the Colorado Springs Fire Department after the crash occurred around 10:45 p.m. Saturday.
CSPD said a driver crossed over the center median and struck two other vehicles traveling the opposite way near S. Academy and Wentworth. The occupants of the other two cars hit are okay.
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Some parts of S. Academy were closed Saturday night but all lanes are open Sunday.