COLORADO SPRINGS — The motorcyclist who died following a crash on the north west side of the city earlier this month has been identified.
The El Paso County Coroner's Office says he was 61-year-old Eddie Lee.
This was the 39 traffic death in Colorado Springs this year, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD). At this time last year, there were 30 traffic deaths.
Background Information
A motorcyclist is dead following a crash on the north west side of the city Tuesday, according to CSPD.
It happened just before 4 p.m. on September 3 at the intersection of Boardwalk Drive and North 30th Street, which is located near Mountain Shadows Open Space.
CSPD says the crash involved a vehicle and a motorcycle. They say the motorcyclist, later identified as Lee, was traveling north on North 30th Street and had crossed over the center of the road when they were hit by a vehicle heading south on North 30th Street.
Lee was determined to be dead at the scene.
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