Flight for Life caused closure on Highway 115 Wednesday
(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — On Wednesday morning, March 27, Colorado Highway 115 was closed in both directions for a short period of time due to Flight for Life being called to the area, according to Sgt. Marc Miller of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO).
Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) website showed the closure was at Roca Roja Circle, located two miles south of Rock Creek Park, south of Fort Carson. The closure was for both directions of Highway 115 at Mile Point 36.
Sgt. Miller told FOX21, that deputies originally responded to a call that someone had apparently jumped from a balcony and was injured. Deputies arrived just after 7 a.m. and Flight for Life responded, which closed Highway 115 for about 40 minutes.
According to CDOT’s website, Highway 115 was reopened just before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
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