Patrick McCarthy

March 11, 2025

(Posted on March 21, 2025) As many of you know already, Patrick McCarthy has passed away.

He attended Colorado School for the Deaf & Blind (CSDB) from 1999 to 2014 and graduated from there.

He was a victim of a hit-and-run. (The driver has been caught and arrested.)

Patrick was only 28 and left behind a wife and two boys.

DeafColorado.org offers their deepest condolences to his family and to those who knew and loved him.

Rest in Peace, Patrick.

[Link to news – article below if link doesn’t work]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The victim of a fatal hit and run has been identified by the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).

Police say Patrick McCarthy, 28, was hit by a car and killed on South Circle Avenue on March 11 just after midnight. Investigators believe the person who hit him was traveling at a high rate of speed.

Rather than staying at the scene, the driver allegedly fled. Identified as 30-year-old Dominic Rodriguez, the suspect was found off East Pikes Peak Avenue.

Police allege Rodriguez attempted to use a child, who was believed to have been in the car with him, as a “human shield” during the arrest.

Thankfully, police say the child was safely removed from the situation. Rodriguez was arrested and police say he also had a different felony warrant out for his arrest at the time.

He has been charged with hit & run involving death, vehicular homicide – reckless driving, child abuse (non-injury), and reckless endangerment.