Driver killed after crashing in northeast Springs backyard

Police say the driver ran off the road and took out a fence before careening into the backyard.(KKTV)
Published: Jun. 27, 2022 at 12:17 PM MDT|Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 11:46 AM MDT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A driver died from her injuries after smashing through a fence and ending up in a residential backyard late last month.

On the morning of June 27, police and firefighters responded to the 7500 block of Hickorywood Drive near Woodmen and Rangewood, where the driver was reportedly trapped in her car.

Officers say the driver was heading south one street over on Havenwood Drive when she ran off the road, drove through a fence, crashed into a shed and then ended up in the yard. Investigators have not said what caused her to veer off the roadway. No one in the home was injured.

Tuesday, the driver was identified as 32-year-old Jowanna Gamble.

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