COLORADO SPRINGS — A person has died after being hit by a vehicle late Wednesday, August 31.

Around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) was called to Austin Bluffs Parkway near Academy Boulevard for an auto-pedestrian crash.

According to CSPD, the vehicle was traveling east on Austin Bluffs when it hit a pedestrian that was crossing the road. The pedestrian died on the scene, and the driver was charged with vehicular homicide.

Eastbound lanes of Austin Bluffs parkway were closed for several hours while CSPD investigated the scene.