Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Colorado State Patrol Investigates Crash That Sent Car Into Second Story of Security-Widefield Church

Troopers request witness accounts to aid the inquiry.

Overview

  • A car hit the second story of a church in Security-Widefield after going airborne.
  • Troopers say the 18-year-old driver lost control on a right turn on Main Street and struck a landscape boulder that launched the car into the air.
  • Fort Carson's Heavy Rescue Team evaluated the church to confirm the building was safe.
  • Fire and EMS crews freed the 18-year-old driver and a 14-year-old passenger and took both to Memorial Hospital Central with serious injuries.
  • Colorado State Patrol is asking witnesses to call (719) 544-2424 and reference case VC260123.