(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) reported on Tuesday, Aug. 12, that a motorcyclist who died in the hospital following a crash on South Academy Boulevard and Pace Drive, near Fountain Boulevard, was identified by the El Paso County Coroner as 26-year-old Matthew Campbell.

According to CSPD, on Tuesday, July 29, around 8 a.m., officers responded to a traffic crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle at Academy and Pace, where they found that the motorcyclist had life-threatening injuries. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.

CSPD reported that the investigation revealed that the motorcycle had been speeding southbound on Academy when a vehicle driving north on Academy turned left onto Pace Drive in front of the motorcyclist.

On Thursday, July 31, CSPD learned that the motorcycle rider had died of his injuries at the hospital. The coroner’s office conducted an autopsy and identified him as Campbell.

According to CSPD, this is the 33rd traffic fatality in Colorado Springs in 2025. By this time in 2024, there had been 32 traffic fatalities.