Colorado Springs police identify victim of fatal crash at Academy and Platte
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Police say that a woman is dead following a traffic crash in east Colorado Springs late Friday.
CSPD responded to the two vehicle crash at 10:28 p.m. on N. Academy Boulevard and E. Platte Avenue. The driver of a Ford pick up truck was uninjured, police said. The other car, a small sedan, was carrying three passengers. All three were transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.
The front seat passenger of the sedan was identified as 19-year-old Sarah M. Miranda of Colorado Springs, who died from her injuries at the hospital, police said.
CSPD's initial investigation revealed that the sedan was traveling northbound on Academy and tried to turn left onto westbound Platte when it was struck by the truck.
Roads were closed for several hours due to the severity of the crash.
It's unknown at this time if speed or impairment were factors in the crash, police say.
This is the second traffic fatality of 2020. At this time last year there had also been two fatalities, police say.
Anyone with information or who is a witness to this investigation is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-7000; or if you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (719) 634-STOP (7867) or 1-800-222-8477.
