BLACK FOREST, Colo. — A two-vehicle crash in El Paso County killed a 12-year-old on Friday night, according to the Colorado State Patrol (CSP).
The crash happened just before 9 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Herring and Shoup roads in Black Forest. CSP said a 75-year-old man from Colorado Springs did not stop at a stop sign and broadsided a second vehicle.
Inside the second vehicle were a 50-year-old man from Colorado Springs and a 12-year-old boy, both of whom were taken to a hospital, CSP said. The driver sustained minor injuries, but the boy died shortly after arriving at the hospital, according to CSP.
The 75-year-old driver reportedly suffered minor injuries but was not taken to a hospital.
CSP said drugs, alcohol and excessive speeding were not factors in the crash. No charges have been filed as of this publication.
