near toma road. >> . northbound i 25. is closed. right there. very large section of it. certainly creating really long delays. in that area. >> greg nieto. is out there now. douglas county says the delays really could last a couple hours. >> . >> yeah. we're talking about a stretch from larks burg. to castle rock. that could last all night a live look here. on the west side of i 25. literally. where traffic is being diverted. traffic you're seeing. headlights. this is actually the front road. this is not i 25. folks simply trying to get around this area. these white headlights. heading southbound. on the frontage road. west. of i 25. >> . pan all the way down here. passed toma road. a look at the back up. really probably reaching down towards colorado springs. at this point. the white headlights. in this direction heading now being tkeu diverted here. because of this earlier crash. claiming the life of that csp trooper. just shortly before 2 p.m. again. at last check. with the state patrol. and sheriffs office. this stretch of i 25 again going to be closed for the next c

at toma road. >> . as for the crash itself. i'll show you some video. again about 1:30 this afternoon. when that state unfortunately was hit. and killed. the investigation in that area does continue. that's why all lanes of northbound i 25 do remain closed. from the sky of course. also shows you the type of incident or after math. dealing with this crash. again. shortly after 1:30 this afternoon. claiming the life of that trooper. traffic again. is being taken off the highway. heading westbound. and again. onto the frontage road. and heading northbound. passed castle rock. again we're talking about a wide area. basically from larks burg to castle rock. if you're heading northbound on i 25. it's going to be a long night. >> air. and online. on kdvr.com. >> . new tonight. police need your help after racial slurs are painted on a woman's front door. while she and her daughter are inside. the. >> the vandals leaving a note. warning them to watch their kkk and the n word. spray painted. while they were inside their home. >> they taped the note to the door. t

northbound i-25 is closed between toma road and plum creek boulevard for the investigation. >>> tonight, friends will gather to remember a teenager killed in a crash. and support the family of another high school student accident. that starts our reporter brief. >> reporter: i'm jamie leary at windsor high school where the community is remembering the life of 19-year-old kyle nakas who was killed by a drunk driver and his friend, 16-year- old nash rider who was critically injured. the two were driving back from a concert thursday morning at 3:00 a.m. then they were struck head on by a wrongway drunk driver. his injuries were considered minor. kyle was pronounced dead at the scene and nash's injuries are life threatening. >>> we are hearing from the man who helped so many in this apartment complex, saw there was a fire and a man standing this. he got them out and called 911. he tried to put out the fire while the other man ran away. able to warn neighbors. get them out of the building and control the fire before the fire department arrived. some are calling him a hero, but he says he was

just south of castle rock between thumb creek parkway and toma road. you can see traffic backed up for miles. and authorities say the trooper was hit by a merle motor-vehicle. the video shows a u.s. food where the trooper -- just north of where the trooper was hit. the loss, as mentioned, is just very difficult on the members of the colorado state patrol, who lost trooper jamie jercefex a year ago while she was also investigating a crash along very similar stretch of road here on i-25. >> needless to say it's been very difficult last couple years. it's a matter of being able to comfort one another, being able to pull together and understand why we do what we do, and make sure that we are doing the best we can in order to go home each night. but to make sure everybody in the state has the opportunity to do the same thing. >> reporter: and douglas county deputies now are investigating to try to determine what caused this crash. csp troopers have not yet released the identity of the trooper who was killed. still shut down northbound between largspur and c

just south of castle rock between plum creek parkway and toma road. it showed a u.s. foods truck just north of where the trooper was hit. the loss heavily on the members of the colorado state patrol two lost trooper jamie jersavic over a year ago as she was investigating the same stretch. >> this is a calling. this is something we feel very compelled to do. something we will continue to do. we will mourn, absolutely. we will mourn as a family. we will mourn with the blood family of our trooper and with the blue family. this is not just our agency. >> cody was a really good kid. a good family man. had two beautiful children. has two beautiful children and will be sorely missed. >> reporter: so, definitely as you heard, just really weighing heavily on their heart to night. deputies are investigating right now to determine what exactly caused this crash. as you heard earlier, charges for that driver may be forthcoming this evening. and for people who are driving on i-25 tonight. northbound i-25 remains closed between larkspur and castle rock. trooper donahue leaves behin

just south of castle rock between plum creek parkway and toma road. it showed a u.s. foods truck just north of where the trooper was hit. the loss heavily on the members of the colorado state patrol two lost trooper jamie jersavic over a year ago as she was investigating the same stretch. >> this is a calling. this is something we feel very compelled to do. something we will continue to do. we will mourn, absolutely. we will mourn as a family. we will mourn with the blood family of our trooper and with the blue family. this is not just our agency.

reckless driving resulting in investigators say he was driving a box truck when he hit the trooper near toma road. remember this is the same area where trooper jaimie jersevics was hit and killed by a drunk driver last year. and we have a link to a gofundme page in support of trooper donahue's family right now when you head to thedenveechannel.com. >>> it is a somber day in colorado springs. it marks one year since the deadly shooting at a planned admitted to the hooting and is currently undergoing hearings to see if he is competent to stand trial. >>> a hike for one man on palmer lake reservoir trail turned deadly when he fell 40 feet. this is a look at the reservoir in el paso county today. the sheriff's office believes this was just a terrible accident. the man died as crews were performing medical help on him. his identity has not been released. >>> right now a denver-based program is looking to ensure needy children in our area celebrate christmas. the santa's elves program was started by deborah sherman six years ago wanting to teach her child about giving back. well, last year the program

he was on i-25 near toma road on friday when he hit the troor an earlier accident. trooper donahue was an eleven year veteran of the state patrol. he left behind a wife and two daughters. friends have set up a go fund me account for the family that's already raised $50,000. >>> the two teens charged in connection with the murder of this englewood chef will appear in front of a judge. rahim benson, and laura, were accused of shooting and killing nick lewis during an alleged robbery in october. degree murder charges. >>> and this man, herbert vanover will appear in court today. he used to be a denver narcotics cop. he's now facing charges for an illegal marijuana operation. in september, police ay they found two pounds of meth and weed in a home owned by vanover, he was fired from the police department in 2014. according to his disciplinary letter he abused his power and lied about it. >>> woman is cited after police bullet hit a dog. the woman was in her garage, reassembling a handgun when it misfired. the dog was hit, and the woman was distraught she started harming

it happened around noon near the intersection of homestead road and san tomas expressway. the driver a san jose man in his 20's was driving a 2010 chevorlet camaro. he was pronounced dead at the scene. officers say the camaro and another vehicle had been racing.reaching speeds of over 100 miles per hour. when the cars came to a stop- light the camaro swerved rightstriking the sidewalk.and then a tree. the vehicle then caught on fire. police are still searching for the driver of the other car involved. that person allegedly drove away before authorities arrived at the crash. coming up at eight. students at sonoma state university are going back to >> reporter: they weren't the hall earlier to date what they are doing is illegal. but likely after speaking with some members and break the camp of four workers stand. class tomorrow after a teenagerkron4 spoke with students about what happened. plus new developments in a brutal murder in south carolina. who else that suspect has now admitted to killing. and the raiders played the broncos today in oakalnd. how some fans used the

this happened near the corner of homestead road and san tomas expressway around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. officers say the driver was racing a gray acura up to 100 miles an hour when he lost control. the impact of the crash sent metal chunks of debris flying into the neighbor's yard. >> and then the house shook for a moment. there was an oil pump that came over, landed on -- we have a hot tub in the back. it landed on the hot tub. >> officers say it's unusual to see street racing during the day in this area. investigators are still looking for another driver who might have been racing that acura. that crash victim's name has not been released. >>> we're just getting started. up next at 11:00, tesla owners might be losing a perk here. the reason why some might soon be stuck with an empty battery. >>> plus, spending money he should not have. the consequences for a california politician who spent campaign money on vacations and school tuition. >>> and it's time to start thinking about online holiday shopping, but make sure you're using the right app. we'll take a look coming up in business

this happened around noon on sunday near the intersection of homestead road and san tomas expressway. the driver was in a 2010 chevy camaro. he was pronounced dead at the scene. officers say the camaro and another car had been racing, reaching speeds of over 100. when the cars came to a spotlight, investigators say the camaro swerved right, striking the sidewalk in the tree the car then caught on fire. the other car allegedly involved fled the scene. >>> in the east bay police are searching for a gunman after multiple shootings in oakland. the first happened around 1 am on 13th street near the 12th street bart station. that was on sunday. officers that a gunman shot and unoccupied car. the suspect in that case. the second shooting was around 2 am on holly street. one block east of international boulevard. police say the identifier -- they identified one victim but no suspects. we will let you know if they make any headway. >>> we will take a break. the raiders played in the first sunday primetime game in a decade. we will let you know if they were able to beat their rivals, the denver