COLORADO SPRINGS — On Thursday, June 13 at around 7:45 p.m., the Colorado Springs Police Department was called for a report of a vehicle vs pedestrian crash at 2400 Lexington Village Lane.
Upon arriving on the scene, emergency personnel found a child dead in a driveway.
The initial investigation revealed that an SUV had hit a child playing outside while pulling into the driveway.
According to CSPD, the driver of the SUV was not related to the child.
After the accident, they remained on scene and have been cooperating with police.
No charges have been filed against the driver at this time.
The CSPD Major Crash Team was called to assume responsibility for the investigation.
2400 Lexington Village Lane was closed for several hours as investigators were on scene.
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