At around 3:30 a.m. on February 22, 2026, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office responded to several reports of a vehicle traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Interstate 25 near Exit 128 in Fountain, Colorado.
A patrol deputy located the vehicle near mile marker 133, close to the South Academy Boulevard exit. The deputy used emergency lights to alert other motorists and attempted to stop the car. The driver did not comply with orders to pull over.
Deputies noted that other vehicles were approaching from the south, increasing the risk of a head-on collision. To prevent an accident, a deputy used his patrol car to force the suspect’s vehicle into the center median. No injuries were reported as a result of this intervention.
Additional officers from both the Colorado State Patrol and El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the scene. Authorities arrested Gloria Ramos Pena, age 42.
Ramos Pena faces charges including felony vehicular eluding, driving under the influence, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, driving without a license, and several other traffic offenses. She was booked into El Paso County Jail with bond set at $2,000.
