EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) says they have launched a criminal investigation after a passenger was found deceased along Highway 24 this morning.
According to the sheriff’s office, someone called in to report a three-car accident off Highway 24 near Judge Orr Road at 8:10 a.m. on Tuesday. They say the victim’s injuries are not typically seen with traffic crashes, and this quickly became a criminal investigation. The victim was in the passenger seat of a white pickup truck pulling a black trailer.
“A passenger in one of the vehicles involved, a white pickup truck towing a black trailer, appeared to be seriously injured or deceased, and life-saving measures were attempted. Unfortunately, those efforts were unsuccessful,” said Cassandra Sebastian of the El Paso County Sheriff’s office…