On October 25, 2020, at approximately 2:54 P.M., the Colorado Springs Police Department was notified of a crash that occurred on Marksheffel Rd., approximately one half mile north of Drennan Rd. Upon arrival, officers found that the front seat passenger of one of the involved vehicles was deceased on scene. Due to the severity of the crash, the Major Crash Team responded and assumed the investigation into the incident.
The investigation revealed a pick-up truck hauling another pick-up truck on a flat-bed trailer was traveling southbound on Marksheffel Rd. when it lost control in the snowy conditions and crossed into the northbound lanes. This resulted in a northbound SUV being struck. The front seat passenger of the SUV, 42-year-old Renee Stevens of Fountain, Co., was killed. The driver of the SUV, along with 5 children, were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The driver and passenger of the pick-up truck were not injured. No arrests have been made at this time and the investigation is continuing. It is believed that all individuals were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
Mrs. Stevens is the 39th traffic fatality in Colorado Springs this year. At this time last year, there were 38 traffic fatalities.