All southbound lanes of Interstate 25 shut down near Purcell Blvd. after a crash involving a military vehicle.
As of 10:30 a.m., the southbound lanes of I-25 have reopened to traffic.
Colorado State Patrol tells News5 just after 4:00 a.m., a Ford Expedition rear ended a military Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) with a trailer. The JLTV was traveling in a convoy with other military vehicles when the crash happened.
Three total people have been transported to a local hospital with injuries of an unknown severity.
They did tell us there are no fatalities at this time.
Fort Carson has confirmed with Colorado State Patrol that the military vehicle and personnel are from your post.
After an initial investigation, Colorado State Patrol Troopers found that there was a military convoy traveling southbound on I-25 when the trailer attached to the rear vehicle was rear-ended.
That vehicle was occupied by four soldiers.
According to crash investigators, the red 2007 Ford Expedition hit the JLTV while going faster than the posted 75 MPH speed limit. The Ford Expedition was occupied by three people.
The trailer and JLTV rolled onto its top before coming to rest on a center median. The Expedition came to rest on its wheels in the center median.
The four soldiers got themselves out of the JLTV and went to help the occupants of the Expedition before being transported to a local hospital for precautionary measures.
All three occupants of the Expedition were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
The driver, a 29-year-old man from Denver, is being investigated for impairment.
Possible charges will be filed upon the conclusion of the investigation.
