One Critically, One Seriously Injured in Dirt Bike Crash at Abandoned Colorado Golf Course
Troopers describe both bikes going airborne from opposite sides of a hill in a crash under active investigation.
Overview
- Colorado State Patrol reports a 14-year-old was taken by ambulance with serious injuries and a 13-year-old was airlifted with life-threatening injuries.
- Preliminary findings say the bikes launched over the same hill from opposite directions and the rear tire of one struck the younger rider’s head.
- The crash happened on private property at the abandoned Appletree Golf Course near Rolling Ridge Road southeast of Colorado Springs.
- Property owners say illegal riding has become a nuisance, and Fountain police confirm a trespass letter, patrol checks, and 43 calls for service there since May.
- Both riders were wearing helmets, their identities are being withheld because they are minors, and CSP says the investigation is ongoing.