At around 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, Colorado Springs Police officers responded to the 600 block of Carefree Cir due to reports of an auto-pedestrian crash.
Upon arriving on the scene, officers found that a vehicle driving westbound had hit a pedestrian who had crossed N Carefree Cir northbound during a red light.
The pedestrian was transported to a nearby hospital with serious bodily injury.
Neither speed or intoxication are considered to be factors in this crash.
This is a developing story. News5 will continue to update this article as we learn more.
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