COLORADO SPRINGS — A pedestrian who was hit and killed on South Academy Boulevard earlier this month has been identified.
According to the El Paso County Coroner's Office, she was 25-year-old Michaela D. Henderson.
The crash happened around 8:45 p.m. on November 2 in the 1800 block of South Academy Boulevard near the Chelton Road intersection.
According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) Henderson was taken to the hospital where she died the next day. CSPD says according to their investigation, Henderson was crossing South Academy Boulevard but wasn't in the crosswalk when she was hit.
This was the 45th traffic death in the city this year, according to CSPD. In the last 365 days, police say there have been 50 traffic deaths.
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This southeast Colorado reservoir completely dried out, taking away one of the best recreation spots
All that’s left of the Two Buttes Reservoir is a scattering of lifeless buoys, a rusty lawn chair, empty beer cans, and a number of fishing lures that have fallen into the water over the years.
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