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On Monday, January 24, 2022, Officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) were dispatched to a two-car traffic crash in the area of Marksheffel Road and Dublin Boulevard. Upon arrival Officers located two vehicles on scene with extensive damage to both.

The Major Crash Team responded to the scene and assumed responsibility for this investigation. The preliminary investigation determined that a southbound vehicle on Marksheffel Road crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a northbound vehicle. Both drivers from the crash were transported to a local hospital, one with life-threatening injuries, and the other with non-life-threatening injuries. After arriving at the hospital one of the drivers succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased.

On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office conducted an autopsy on the deceased driver. The deceased driver was identified as Naomi Vialpando, 40 years of age. This traffic crash is the second fatal crash of 2022. At this time last year, the Major Crash Team had investigated two fatal traffic crashes.

This is still an active investigation and anyone with information or who is a witness to this investigation is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-7000.

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