UPDATE: THURSDAY 10/2/2025 10:38 p.m.
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A motorcyclist has died after a crash earlier on Thursday on Maizeland Road just east of Academy Boulevard.
According to CSPD, officers originally responded just before 4:45 p.m. to the 4000 block of Maizeland to investigate a crash. When they arrived, officers determined a motorcycle was heading eastbound on Maizeland when the rider lost control.
Life-saving measures were attempted but the 26-year-old woman on the motorcycle died of her injuries. CSPD said the Major Crash Team is investigating the factors that led up to the crash, though police said neither speed nor impairment appear to be factors.
UPDATE: THURSDAY 10/2/2025 8:05 p.m.
Maizeland Rd. reopens after closure
The Colorado Springs Police Department said just before 8 p.m. that Maizeland Road east of Radiant Drive is back open.
ORIGINAL STORY: Maizeland Road near Academy Boulevard closed
THURSDAY 10/2/2025 5:12 p.m.
The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said both directions of Maizeland Road are closed near North Academy Boulevard…