Pedestrian dies after being hit by multiple vehicles on Harmony Road in Fort Collins

For the second time this week, a pedestrian has died in a Fort Collins crash.

This time, the crash was at Harmony Road and Lemay Avenue on Tuesday night, Fort Collins Police Services reported in a news release.

They said their investigation shows a male pedestrian was crossing Harmony when he was struck and was hit by multiple vehicles. The pedestrian was found dead on the scene when police arrived.

Witnesses told police that vehicles on Harmony had a green light at the time of the collision, but police said they are still working to confirm that.

Police are also investigating whether alcohol may have been a factor for the pedestrian, who was wearing dark-colored clothes.

All of the vehicles involved remained on scene, police said.

The PulsePoint app that tracks the activities of emergency crews reported a crash at Harmony and Lemay at 9:49 p.m.

The road was closed for 4½ hours for the investigation. Fort Collins police first announced the road closure about 10:15 p.m.

The Larimer County Coroner's Office will release the man's identity, along with cause and matter of death, the news release said.

Anyone with information who has not already spoken to police is asked to call Officer Brandon Barnes at 970-221-6540.

On Monday, a pedestrian died in a crash on Interstate 25 near Prospect Road.

Fort Collins city government has a goal of reducing fatal and serious injury crashes to zero, called Vision Zero . But data showed they've got a long way to go.

Data presented to City Council this year showed injury crashes have more than doubled in Fort Collins since 2019, going from 277 to 648 in that time.

Bike and motorcycle crashes that caused serious injury or death were up 45% in 2023, according to previous Coloradoan reporting .

Last month the city announced it received federal money for a safety study on the same stretch of Harmony where the crash occurred.

It will study the intersections along that four-mile stretch to produce ways to reduce speed-related risks and reduce severe crashes, especially for vulnerable road users, like bicyclists and pedestrians.

It's also increasing speeding enforcement by camera , with most major streets being designated areas where police will be allowed to use cameras to catch people speeding and issue tickets.

"Speed is a critical element because we know that speed almost dictates how severe a crash will be," city transportation planner Rachel Ruhlen told the Coloradoan for a story about the federal money. "We need to reduce the speeds."

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