North Academy Closed After Serious Crash

A fatal crash shut North Academy Boulevard in both directions at Lehman Drive on Wednesday afternoon in Colorado Springs. (gazette.com) Colorado Springs Police said the crash happened near North Academy Boulevard and Lehman Drive, close to Dublin Boulevard, at about 2:45 p.m. KOAA reported one person died and four others were taken to a hospital. (koaa.com) Police closed the corridor for hours and told drivers to avoid the area and use alternate routes. The Gazette said the shutdown stretched across all directions at Lehman Drive while investigators worked the scene. (gazette.com) The case moved to Colorado Springs Police’s Major Crash Team, the unit that handles the city’s most serious traffic investigations. In past North Academy fatal crashes, that team took over after officers found a death at the scene or after life-saving efforts failed. (coloradosprings.gov) North Academy has already been the site of multiple fatal crashes this year. On March 18, a 75-year-old pedestrian, Harlo Peterson, was killed in the 5800 block of North Academy Boulevard after police said he was crossing mid-block. (coloradosprings.gov) That March 18 death was the city’s 10th traffic fatality of 2026, according to Colorado Springs Police. A separate March 19 pedestrian crash elsewhere in the city became the 13th traffic fatality of the year, up from six at the same point in 2025. (coloradosprings.gov) City data shows Colorado Springs keeps a public crash database updated through at least April 20, 2026, as officials track collisions by date and location. The repeated closures on Academy fit a broader pattern of serious crashes on major arterial roads across the city. (coloradosprings.gov) As of Wednesday night, police had not publicly released the name of the person killed in the Lehman Drive crash, and KOAA said the injured victims’ conditions were still unknown. The next public update is likely to come from Colorado Springs Police or the El Paso County Coroner’s Office. (koaa.com)