On Friday June 24, 2022, at 3:33 PM members of the Colorado Springs Police Department, Falcon Division, were dispatched to the intersection of East Woodman Road and Campus Drive. regarding a motorcycle versus truck traffic crash. Responding officers arrived on scene and found that the motorcycle was traveling east on East Woodman Rd and the truck was traveling west making a left turn to travel south on Campus Drive. As the truck started to turn the driver of the motorcycle tried to brake to avoid contact. In doing so the driver of the motorcycle was ejected from the motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle received medical treatment from both Colorado Springs Fire Department and American Medical Response however the driver succumbed to his injuries and was deceased on scene.
Due to the nature of the crash the Major Crash Team was notified and responded to assume the investigation.
On Monday June 27, 2022, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office conducted an autopsy on the driver of the motorcycle. The motorcycle driver has been identified as 21-year-old Keyon Amos. This fatal traffic crash is the 23rd fatal traffic crash this year with 13 of those being fatal motorcycle crashes. At this same time last year there were 20 fatal traffic crashes in Colorado Springs.