Deadly Crash In Aurora Is 22nd Traffic Fatality This Year
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) - Police in Aurora are investigating a fatal crash that happened Thursday afternoon when two cars collided after one driver ran a stop sign. Police said it was the 22nd fatality for Aurora this year compared to 19 for 2014.
The crash occurred in the area of East 6th Avenue and South Picadilly Road just after 3:30 p.m. Thursday. That's east of Buckley Air Force Base. The road remained closed until 10 p.m.
Police said the black Saturn coupe ran a stop sign at East 6th Avenue and was struck by a westbound silver Toyota Camry. The impact caused the Saturn to flip over onto its roof before it came to a stop on the shoulder of the roadway.
Police said first responders cut a 7-year-old out of a child safety seat in the backseat of the Saturn. The child was taken by Life Flight to Children's Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The adult female driver of the Saturn was pronounced dead on scene and the adult female front seat passenger was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries.
Police tweeted that Gun Club Road would be closed for the next four hours during the crash cleanup and investigation but actually it was closed for more than six hours.
The driver and two passengers of the Toyota were taken to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
Police said there is no indication that drugs or alcohol were involved.
