Accident
Fatality count in overnight crash now at 2
Posted: May 28, 2012 11:18 AM by Paul Kavanaugh
Updated: May 28, 2012 7:39 PM
Two people have died after a rollover crash on Wildhorse Road in Pueblo overnight.
Colorado State Troopers attempted to stop a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed near East Spaulding Avenue.
The vehicle continued at a high rate of speed, ran two red lights at Highway 50 and continued northbound on Wildhorse Road where it rolled, ejecting 3 of the 5 occupants.
One of the ejected occupants, a 16 year female, died on scene as a result of her injuries. The driver of the vehicle, an 18-year-old male was transported to Parkview Hospital where he later died of his injuries.
The remaining occupants, two 14-year-old females, and one 15-year-old female were transported Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo with serious injuries.
After the crash, troopers determined the vehicle to be a stolen vehicle out of Colorado Springs. A handgun was also found inside the vehicle.
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