A man is dead after a vehicle struck him at the intersection of Pikes Peak Avenue and Ruskin Drive in Colorado Springs, with police saying the driver who hit him stayed on scene and cooperated with investigators. Officers received calls about the crash around 9:45 p.m. Monday, and first responders who found the man in the roadway attempted medical intervention before he was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to KRDO, officials said the vehicle was traveling eastbound on Pikes Peak Avenue when it struck the pedestrian in the street. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, police said, and CSPD has stated that impairment was not a factor in the crash. Investigators were still working to determine whether speed played a role.
Major Crash Team Takes Over, Intersection Shut Down
CSPD's Major Crash team has taken over the investigation, the station's report notes. All directions of traffic at the intersection were closed for several hours following the crash as investigators worked the scene.
The circumstances echo other recent pedestrian deaths at Colorado Springs intersections. In August 2024, 59-year-old Sonia Gomez was struck and killed while crossing South Academy Boulevard and Pikes Peak Avenue from east to west by a car traveling south, according to a separate KRDO report. That crash occurred in an active construction zone with restricted lanes, and officers at the scene said speeding, drugs and alcohol were not suspected on the part of the driver, per KKTV.
A Pattern of Fatal Crashes on City Streets
CSPD noted at the time of Gomez's death that it marked the city's 33rd traffic fatality of that year, compared to 27 at the same point the previous year and 56 in the preceding 365 days, KRDO reported. More recently, another Colorado Springs pedestrian death involving 40-year-old Tracey Yost — struck by a northbound pickup truck at North Powers Boulevard and Palmer Park Boulevard — came as the city had logged 39 traffic fatalities for the year, five more than the same point the prior year, and 58 in the preceding 12 months, according to the Gazette. In that case, police said speed and alcohol were not believed to be factors.
No further details about the man killed Monday night at Pikes Peak Avenue and Ruskin Drive, including his identity, have been released. CSPD's investigation into whether speed contributed to the crash remains ongoing.
