The hit-and-run suspect headed to CU's Folsom field
A suspect in a hit-and-run crash was arrested Thursday night after he drove his truck into a playground in Folsom Field, Colorado.
Police in Boulder said they received a call about multiple hit-and-run crashes involving the same blue pickup truck near Foothills Parkway and Arapahoe Avenue, about 1.5 miles from the stadium. The truck driver hit several trees and a car while fleeing and nearly hit a bystander at the scene.
He entered a gate at Folsom Field, stopping the truck near the 40-yard line on the visitors' side, before both Boulder police and university police attempted to stop the driver. After negotiating with the police, the driver got down from the truck and surrendered.
Boulder police identified the suspect as Carl E. from Massachusetts. identified as Haglund (48). He will be booked into the Boulder County Jail on several charges, including three felonies of leaving the scene of an accident after damage, felony attempted vehicular assault, reckless endangerment, driving without insurance and trespassing.
No one on campus was injured during the incident, a university spokesperson told ESPN.
Colorado's football team visits Colorado State on Saturday before facing Baylor on Sept. 21 at Folsom Field.