Tag: Street Racing
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Man arrested by Commerce City police months after fatal racing crash
A 22-year-old man was arrested by Commerce City police months after he allegedly killed his passenger when he crashed his car while racing. Brandon Sargent-Zuniga, 22, was arrested Saturday, about two and a half months after the crash. Sargent-Zuniga was stopped by a Colorado State Patrol trooper on Jan. 16 for speeding and had a…
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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suspicion of vehicular homicide, reckless driving, driving under the influence of alcohol and driving while his license was revoked after he…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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Grief for two Parker teens killed in high-speed car crash in June reverberates through community
It was Wednesday evening June 29, just before the July 4th holiday weekend, when two young women sped south on Parker Road heading toward Parker’s downtown. The friends were getting ready to spend one of their last nights together, as one of them would be departing to join the U.S. Navy. Both had graduated from…
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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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‘Take it to the Track’ returns to Bandimere Speedway Wednesday
Bandimere Speedway and the Colorado State Patrol on Wednesday will host “Take it to the Track,” an annual event that gives drivers an opportunity to drive as fast as they want down a quarter-mile strip at the speedway in Morrison. “Colorado State Troopers donate their time to these weekly Wednesday night events to connect with all…