COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Seat belts could be responsible for saving the lives of two young people involved in a car crash early Sunday morning.
The crash happened just after 1:30 in the morning on Broadmoor Valley Road in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs Police officers were investigating a separate incident when they noticed a northbound car traveling at a high rate of speed.
The driver suddenly turned off the car's headlights.
Moments later officers heard what sounded like a crash and found the car had collided head-on with a tree.
The driver had to be extricated, and both occupants were taken to the hospital.
The driver was treated for serious injuries, the passenger only suffered moderate injuries.
Police said that alcohol and speed are probable factors in the crash.
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