Hit-and-run suspect drives onto CU’s Folsom Field

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Elder WriterSep 13, 2024, 12:22 AM ET

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crash was jailed Thursday night after driving his truck onto the playing field at Colorado’s Folsom Field.Police in Boulder said they got a call reporting several hit-and-run crashes involving the exact same blue pickup near Foothills Parkway and Arapahoe Opportunity, about 1.5 miles far from the arena. The chauffeur of the truck struck a number of trees and an automobile as he got away, and nearly struck a witness at the scene.Both Boulder cops and university cops attempted to stop the driver before he rammed

into a gate to Folsom Field, stopping the truck near the 40-yard line, along the visitors sideline. After negotiating with authorities, the chauffeur got out of the truck and surrendered.Boulder cops identified the suspect as Karl E. Haglund, 48, from Massachusetts.

He will be booked in Boulder County Jail on a number of charges, including 3 counts of leaving a scene of a crash after damage, criminal attempt automobile attack, careless endangerment, driving without insurance and trespassing.No one on campus was hurt throughout the event, a university spokesman told ESPN.Colorado’s football team gos to Colorado

State on Saturday before returning to Folsom Field on Sept. 21 to deal with Baylor.