Cellphone use ruled out in CO crash that killed 6

Release Date 15 Oct, 2011 in CBS News

 
   
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2 Colorado towns stunned by crash that killed 5 kids from group home, injured 7

Washington Post - Steven K. Paulson, Dan Elliott - 15 Oct, 2011
By AP, KIT CARSON, Colo. â€" Cellphone use was ruled out Friday as the reason a van driven by a Colorado sheriff s deputy slammed into a cattle trailer along a rural highway under repair, killing him and five foster and adopted children he and his wife ...

Cellphone Use Ruled out in CO Crash That Killed 6

ABC News - Solomon Banda - 15 Oct, 2011
Photos are left at a make-shift memorial in Cheyenne Wells, Colo., for Howard Mitchell on a Sheriff's car after Mitchell and six members of the Mitchell House group home were killed when the vehicle driven by Mitchell hit the ...

5 Children, Deputy Die in Colo. Crash

The Associated Press - 15 Oct, 2011
A van driven by a sheriff's deputy who ran a group home for adopted and foster children collided with a trailer Thursday, killing him and five children and injuring seven other children. (Oct. 14)

5 children killed after van rams into tractor-trailer

CNN International - ‎Oct 14, 2011‎
By the CNN Wire Staff The foster father -- Howard Mitchell, 57 -- was driving the children to school when the van crashed Thursday south of Kit Carson, Colorado, CNN affiliate KMGH reported. The Dodge with 12 occupants was in a construction zone with ...

5 children from group home, sheriff's deputy die after van collides with truck ...

Washington Post - Steven K. Paulson, Dan Elliott - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
(Colorado State Patrol/Associated Press) - This photo provided by the Colorado State Patrol shows the scene of an accident near Kit Carson, Colo., on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, where five children and an adult were killed when a van carrying children ...

Five Children, Adult Dead in Colorado Tractor-Trailer Crash

Fox News - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
| AP DENVER â€" A van driven by a sheriff's deputy who ran a group home for adopted and foster children collided with a livestock trailer on Thursday in a highway construction zone, killing five children and injuring seven others. ...

State patrol: 5 kids, 1 man dead in Colo. crash

The Associated Press - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
KIT CARSON, Colo. (AP) â€" Five children and a man who ran a group home were killed Thursday when their van collided with a tractor-trailer in eastern Colorado, authorities said. All of the children in the van live at the home for adopted and foster ...

5 children among 6 dead in Colo. crash of van, big rig

USA Today - Michael Winter - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
Five children are among six people killed when a van collided with a big rig in eastern Colorado, authorities say. Update at 4:54 pm ET: The van driver who died was identified as Howard Mitchell, the children's foster ...

State patrol: 3 dead in crash of van carrying kids

Forbes - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
AP , 10.13.11, 02:59 PM EDT KIT CARSON, Colo. -- Authorities say a van carrying schoolchildren collided with a tractor-trailer rig in southeast Colorado, killing at least three people. Kiowa County sheriff's spokesman Chris Sorensen confirms at least ...

After arrests, large Saturday march planned

9NEWS.com - Jeffrey Wolf - 15 Oct, 2011
KIT CARSON - The Kit Carson School Board in Cheyenne County didn't want some of ... BRECKENRIDGE - Of all the times Linda Nelson and her two boys Andy and Bryan ... NEW YORK (AP) - The Big East plans to invite Boise State, Air Force and Navy as . ...

Superintendent: 'We're all in agony,' over crash

9NEWS.com - Deborah Sherman - 15 Oct, 2011
KIT CARSON - The Kit Carson School Board in Cheyenne County didn't want some of ... BRECKENRIDGE - Of all the times Linda Nelson and her two boys Andy and Bryan ... SEATTLE (AP) - After Jon Embree took over at Colorado, he took a look around . ...

Family working to cope as investigators piece together deadly accident on the ...

Denver Post - Jordan Steffen - 15 Oct, 2011
Pat Daugherty of Cheyenne Wells touches a picture of Howard Mitchell at a memorial in Cheyenne Wells. (AP | Will Powers) Photos are left at a memorial on a sheriff's car in Cheyenne Wells for Howard Mitchell after he and six members ...

Howard Mitchell and five children killed in Colorado road crash

100gf | Politics and Computers - 15 Oct, 2011
An off-duty sheriff's deputy has been killed, along with five children, in a road crash near Kit Carson, Colorado. Howard Mitchell ran a group home for adopted and foster children, and was driving a group of 12 to nearby Eads when their van hit the ...

Six people die in Cheyenne County accident

Bent County Democrat - 15 Oct, 2011
By Anonymous The Colorado State Patrol in conjunction with The State of Colorado Human Services is investigating a traffic crash involving a van and tractor-trailer that resulted in six fatalities in Cheyenne County. The crash occurred on Colorado 287 ...

Six Killed in CO Vehicle Collision

FireEngineering.com - 15 Oct, 2011
Six people awere killed after a van carrying children from a group home for adopted and foster children collided with a semi truck in Colorado on Thursday morning. The driver and five youngsters ranging in age from four to 17 were killed. ...

Van slams into trailer

KSN-TV - 15 Oct, 2011
KIT CARSON, Colo. (AP) â€" A highway crash in Colorado involving a van and a cattle trailer has left the driver of the van and five children dead. The driver of the van was a sheriff's deputy who ran a group home for adopted and foster children. ...

Deaths of foster father, five kids in highway crash devastate eastern Colorado ...

Denver Post - Jordan Steffen, Kieran Nicholson - ‎Oct 14, 2011‎
Howard Mitchell loaded 12 children into his van Thursday morning, preparing for the drive he made twice each weekday â€" three times during football season â€" from Kit Carson to the children's school in Eads. ...

Deadly collision claims six

Pueblo Chieftain - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
This accident scene on US 287 south of Kit Carson on Thursday is where five children and an adult were killed when a van carrying children collided with a tractor-trailer rig. An off-duty Cheyenne County sheriff's deputy and five Eads school children ...

Teen From Ordway Killed In Kit Carson Crash

KRDO - Lindsay Watts - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
ORDWAY, Colo. -- A teenager from Ordway was one of six people killed in a deadly crash near Kit Carson Thursday. Jeremy Franks, 17, was raised in Ordway, but had been staying with a foster father and going to school in Eads. Community members in Ordway ...

2 CO towns stunned by crash deaths of 5 children

Watertown Daily Times - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
Pat Daugherty of Cheyenne Wells, Colo., touches a picture of Howard Mitchell at a make-shift memorial in Cheyenne Wells, Colo., Thursday Oct. 13, 2011. The van driven by Mitchell, a sheriff's deputy who ran a group home for adopted and foster children, ...

State patrol: 5 kids, 1 man dead in Colo. crash--video extra

Los Alamos Monitor - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
KIT CARSON, Colo. (AP) â€" Five children and a sheriff's deputy who ran a group home where they lived were killed Thursday morning when his van collided with a livestock trailer. Howard Mitchell was taking 12 of the children from the home in Kit Carson ...

Authorities investigate cause of crash that killed 6

Fox 31 KDVR.com - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
EADS, Colo. -- A father and five of his foster children died Thursday morning when a passenger van struck a tractor trailer on Highway 287 in Kit Carson County, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The accident occurred at about 7:30 am when ...

State patrol: 5 kids, 1 man dead in Colo. crash

Northern Colorado 5 - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
KIT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - A sheriff's deputy who ran a group home for adopted and foster children was killed along with five children when his van collided with a livestock trailer Thursday morning. Howard Mitchell was taking 12 children from the group ...

6 killed in Kit Carson crash

KXRM - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
KIT CARSON, COLO. -- Six people were killed in Cheyenne County Thursday morning, including five children. The Colorado State Patrol says a passenger van carrying 13 people was southbound on Highway 287 when it collided with the rear of a semi about ...

Van-Semi Crash Kills 5 Children And Their Foster Father

KWTX - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
KIT CARSON, Colo. (October 13, 2011)â€"A van crash at around 7:30 am Thursday in the small town of Kit Carson, Colo., about 155 miles southeast of Denver killed five children and their foster father, who was a Cheyenne County, Colo. deputy sheriff. ...

Van Carrying Children Involved In Fatal Crash With Semi

KKTV 11 News - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
Six people died Thursday morning in a van crash on Colorado's Eastern Plains, according to State Patrol. Five of the dead were children. It happened Thursday morning along 287 in Cheyenne County, about 3 miles south of Kit Carson. ...

6 Dead in Crash Involving School Van

KTLA - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
DENVER, Colo. -- A school van collided with a tractor-trailer rig in eastern Colorado, killing 5 children and one adult. Investigators say the van collided with the back of the truck on US 287 south of Kit Carson, which is about 130 miles southeast of ...

6 Dead In Crash Involving Van Carrying School Children

KESQ - Erik Sandoval - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
KIT CARSON, Colo. -- Six people are confirmed dead after a van carrying children from a group home for adopted and foster children collided with a semi truck in eastern Colorado on Thursday ...

Six dead, others injured after van and semi crash near Kit Carson

Denver Post - Kieran Nicholson, Jordan Steffen - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
At about 7:30 am, Colorado State Patrol responded to a crash on Highway 287 approximately 3 1/2 miles south of Kit Carson. A passenger van travelling south on highway 287 struck the trailer of a semi. ...

State patrol: 6 dead in crash of van carrying kids

KSRO - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
KIT CARSON, Colo. (AP) â€" Authorities say six people are dead after a van carrying children collided with a truck in eastern Colorado. Colorado State Patrol spokeswoman Heather Cobler confirmed the death toll in the crash Thursday. ...

 

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