A breakaway Episcopal church said Sunday that its audit of allegations against its leader is complete.
Grace Church and St. Stephen’s Parish set a news conference for Tuesday to discuss it. A parish meeting was planned Tuesday night on the subject, spokesman Alan Crippen said. He declined to discuss the report and said it had not yet been formally released Sunday.
An Episcopal Church court ruled this year that the church’s rector, Donald Armstrong, was guilty of financial misconduct. Armstrong has denied wrongdoing.
While the diocese was investigating the financial misconduct claims against Armstrong, the Grace and St. Stephen’s vestry voted in March to leave the Episcopal Church and join a conservative Anglican diocese.
Passenger killed, driver injuredin accident
LARIMER COUNTY — One person was killed and another injured in a traffic accident Saturday night, the Colorado State Patrol said Sunday.
Jon Waldrop, 50, of Denver was driving a 1980 Toyota Celica on Larimer County Road 74E near Red Feather Lakes about 7:30 p.m. Saturday when he lost control on a curve, the State Patrol said.
The car went down an embankment and rolled once.
Waldrop was taken to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins with moderate injuries.
His female passenger was also taken to the hospital but died. Her name has not been released.
Driver, 17, killed when he loses control of car
DOUGLAS COUNTY — A young man was killed early Saturday when he lost control of his car on Colorado 83 in Douglas County, the Colorado State Patrol reported Sunday.
The 17-year-old from Franktown was driving a 1996 Nissan Maxima about 2:25 a.m. Saturday. As he traveled south on 83 approaching Colorado 86, he went off the road and hit a traffic pole. The Maxima landed on its top.
The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Douglas County coroner. His name has not been released.
Woman slashed by bear now feels “awesome”
ASPEN — A woman who was slashed across the face by a hungry bear that broke into her kitchen says she is doing better and plans to be back at work today.
“I’m awesome, actually,” radiologist Judy Garrison said. “I just got back from town, where I had a huge chocolate ice cream cone. That’s how you know I’m feeling better.”
Garrison, 57, awoke early Wednesday to strange sounds in her condo. When she went to investigate, she startled a bear that entered her home through an unlocked sliding door.
Garrison said she didn’t have time to be scared. “He struck me before I even saw him,” she said.
Three in car injured when it hits front of liquor store
PUEBLO — Three people were injured early Sunday when the car they were in hit a building in Pueblo.
About 12:30 a.m., Brent Thompson, 25, was driving a 2004 Ford Mustang when he lost control and hit the front of Loco Liquors.
Thompson was ejected, along with his front-seat passenger, Adam Feline, 25.
Cameron Hathaway, 26, had to be extricated from the Mustang by the Pueblo Fire Department.
All three men were taken to the hospital.
