Tag: Street Racing
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Double-fatal Lakewood crash tied to father-son street race, police say
The Lakewood Police Department arrested a father and son in connection to a crash that killed two bystanders. Gregory Mark Giles, 65, and his 26-year-old son Bryce Anneaus Giles turned themselves in to Lakewood police on Monday evening in connection to a fatal crash that occurred Nov. 11, according to a news release from the…
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Passenger dead, drunk driver arrested after overnight street racing crash in Aurora
Police arrested an allegedly drunk driver after he rolled over a car while street racing in Aurora late Friday night, killing one of the passengers inside. Edwin Rosales-Sandoval, 19 of Denver, was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide, reckless driving, driving under the influence of alcohol and driving while his license was revoked after he…
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Jefferson County Sheriff partners with Rep. Duran for bill on street racing
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office partnered with House Majority Leader Monica Duran to support new legislation to “crack down” on street racing in the state. The bill will be introduced in the 2026 legislative session of the Colorado General Assembly and will look create stronger penalties regarding illegal street racing, stunt driving and street takeovers,…
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Man sentenced to 7 years for killing teen in 2024 Commerce City hit-and-run
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Judge Arturo Hernandez of the 17th Judicial District sentenced a man to seven years in prison Friday for a fatal hit-and-run crash in Commerce City that killed a teenager in late 2024. Erik Hernandez-Escobar, 20, plead guilty to vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of…
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Jeremy Rocha sentenced to life in prison for murdering volunteer firefighter
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Adams County judge on Thursday sentenced the street racer who shot and killed a volunteer firefighter in 2022 to life in prison, with an additional 192 consecutive years for attempted murder charges Jeremy Rocha, 22, shot and killed John Jaros, the assistant chief of the…
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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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Street racing crackdown: Independence Day doesn’t mean complete freedom on Colorado’s highways
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Independence Day does not mean freedom for street racers to pretend Colorado’s public roads are the Daytona Speedway. Local law enforcement is bracing for an increase in souped-up vehicles speeding on private and public roadways as July 4th weekend stretches into Monday. Street racing has…
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Teen, dead man suspects in street racing incident on I-225 that trapped hundreds of cars
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Two people have been identified in connection to the takeover of Interstate 225 in Aurora last month that resulted in hundreds of cars being trapped during an illegal street racing event. The Aurora Police Department identified 21-year-old Anthony Corona as the facilitator of the incident; however, Corona was hit by a car and died on…
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Joint-operation against Colorado street racing leads to hundreds of citations, multiple arrests
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Law enforcement agencies across the metro cited 280 people and arrested four during a joint operation aimed to stop street racing in town, the Colorado State Patrol announced Friday. The joint operation included 16 agencies from the Denver area and located several racing groups that met in private parkings lots across the metro. Many of…
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Police: Driver who fatally crashed into mother of 2 was street racing
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Last weekend’s fatal car crash in Lower Downtown Denver that killed a mother of two was the result of illegal street racing, the Denver Police Department said. Police said on April 3 before 10 p.m., a white SUV and a black pickup truck were racing at high speeds. During the race, the SUV ran a…