CSPD: Person run over by car in suspected road rage incident, hit-and-run
Celeste Springer
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says that someone has been run over by a car after a suspected road rage incident, according to a sergeant at the scene. The suspect is still on the loose as of 12:07 p.m., according to police.
According to the sergeant, it appears a person got out of their car and, at that point, was run over.
The incident happened near Union Boulevard and Palmer Park Boulevard.
A sergeant on scene says that the person who was hit was taken to the hospital. A spokesperson with CSPD says the person has life-threatening injuries.
While the on-scene sergeant says preliminary information points to the incident being road rage, they say they are still investigating.
KRDO13 obtained security camera footage from a neighbor that shows the incident happening just before 11:30 a.m.
An esthetician in training, who asked to stay anonymous, at the nearby Beautiful You Skincare Academy, tells KRDO13 she was in the middle of giving a facial to someone when she saw the aftermath.
“I was doing a facial, and then since we have those open windows, I saw a lady running. So I was kind of concerned, so I looked out the window, and I saw them running to the man who was lying on the ground, and it obviously looked like he was really injured,” she explained.
After seeing him in the middle of the road, she’s just hoping he can make a full recovery.
“I just really hope the man is okay. You know, that’s not a way to handle anything like, you know, hitting anyone,” said the student.