A motorist who allegedly crashed right into a Colorado Springs Utilities truck early Sunday is believed to have been ingesting, police stated.
Ramon Mendez, 51, faces fees of driving beneath the affect, vehicular assault and careless driving.
Three individuals, together with Mendez, had been injured within the collision, which befell at about 2:20 a.m. close to Voyager Parkway and New Life Drive within the northeast a part of the town, officers stated.
Colorado Springs Utilities employees had been performing upkeep within the space on the time of the crash. Mendez and each employees had been taken to a close-by hospital. Their situation has not but been launched.
Mendez will likely be charged upon his launch from the hospital, police stated.
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