Tag: Fatal Traffic Crash
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Man arrested on suspicion of DUI after fatal car crash in Brighton on U.S. 85
A man was arrested on multiple charges, including driving under the influence after he killed one and hospitalized several others in a vehicle crash on U.S. 85 in Brighton on Saturday night. Erik Diaz Olivas, 20, was arrested and booked into the Weld County Jail in connection with charges of a DUI, vehicular homicide, reckless…
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Excessive speed, intoxication considered in deadly Aurora crash, police say
Aurora police investigators now believe alcohol and excessive speed were factors in a vehicle crash Saturday that left one man dead, another hospitalized. A 23-year-old Aurora man was pronounced dead after the crash in the Southeast Crossing neighborhood, police said in a news release. The crash occurred about 11:40 p.m. Saturday night near the intersection…
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Camaro in fatal Father’s Day crash hit speeds of over 120 miles per hour
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The driver in a horrific Father’s Day crash was traveling at speeds of over 120 miles per hour when his Chevy Camaro catapulted off of a lip in the road and hit a parking garage, Arapahoe County Sheriffs said. David Pfalmer, 39, believed to be of Centennial, was driving with his father, Garry Pfalmer, 70,…
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Body-worn camera footage released of man fleeing troopers on I-70 hit by car, killed
The Colorado State Patrol released video from a traffic stop where a man ran from troopers and was struck by a car and killed last week. Just before 2 a.m. on June 1, a trooper approached a maroon station wagon that was driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of C-470 going toward I-70, according to…
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Child dies after being hit by truck in parking lot in Commerce City
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A child has died after a traffic accident in Commerce City Thursday night, police said. Commerce City Police sent out a news release about officers investigating a fatal traffic accident that happened in the 7700 block of Highway 2. Commander Dennis Flynn said the accident occurred around 7:30 p.m. He said the driver of a…
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3 dead after separate crashes in Denver, Aurora Sunday night
Denver and Aurora police are investigating fatal traffic crashes that happened in their respective cities Sunday night. Denver police reported a single-vehicle crash just before midnight Sunday at southbound I-25 and Yale Avenue. Investigators said via email Monday that a vehicle was southbound on I-25, and was exiting onto Yale, when it “swerved back onto…
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DU basketball player formally charged in death of Denver mom
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Coban Porter, brother of Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr, was formally charged with four felonies in last month’s alleged drunk-driving death of a Denver mother who was driving an Uber that night, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced Wednesday. Porter’s charges in the death of Katharina Rothman including vehicular homicide, DUI, vehicular homicide and…
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Man pleads guilty to traffic violations for fatal T-bone crash in Denver
Denver prosecutors reached a plea agreement with a man who caused a fatal crash because of a medical issue, the district attorney’s office announced Monday. Patrick Layden, 50, originally faced felony charges of vehicular homicide, first-degree assault and vehicular assault for the T-bone wreck that killed Bradley Brubaker, 46, and injured his young daughter. The…
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Driver kills two on I-25 near Castle Rock
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A driver reportedly hit and killed two people who were trying to repair their car on I-25 near Castle Rock Wednesday, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Colorado State Patrol responded to a call-for-help at 10:30 p.m. from four Aurora residents whose car had broken down on northbound I-25 near Castle Rock. The trooper talked…