Four Pedestrian Deaths in Two Weeks a Cause for Concern
Colorado Springs experienced its' fourth auto-pedestrian death in the past two weeks on Sunday morning. Police responded to a call of a body lying in the road at about 3:40 a.m. on Hancock Expressway near Astrozon Boulevard, the tragic result of an apparent hit and run.
The victim was 23 year-old Nigel Smith, the El Paso County Coroner's Office said. Authorities have indicated that his injuries were consistent with a collision with an automobile.
The death marks the fourth time in two weeks that a pedestrian was killed by a vehicle in Colorado Springs.
Last Wednesday, 19 year-old Derrick Cantrell was hit and killed by a northbound 2006 Saturn Ion while attempting to cross Academy Boulevard at Maizeland Road. The light on northbound Academy was green at the time, and police do not suspect alcohol or drugs as contributing factors to that crash.
Additionally, two women walking with baby in a stroller were killed October 15. Rose Arcuragi and Rebecca Lynn Robinson were killed crossing an intersection on North Carefree Circle. The baby in the stroller suffered a fractured skull.
The driver of the vehicle that killed Arcuragi and Robinson, Jennifer Eggleston, was ticketed for careless driving resulting in death. Although the women were not crossing the street in a painted crosswalk, the area is still legally considered to be a crosswalk because it is at an intersection.
Police are still searching for the suspects in the other two cases. They have not released descriptions of the vehicles sought in either case.
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