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  • Man convicted of vehicular homicide after driving nearly 100 mph before fatal Aurora crash

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    CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Arapahoe County jurors convicted a 31-year-old man of vehicular homicide and reckless driving for a 2024 Aurora crash that killed a 71-year-old woman and severely injured her husband, the district attorney for the 18th Judicial District announced Tuesday.

    Taylor Marcus Douglas is facing a maximum six years in prison when he is sentenced on January 16.

    The crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. on April 15, 2024, at the intersection of S. Chambers Road and E. Center Avenue. Investigators found, using data from Douglas’ vehicle, that he was driving nearly 100 mph in a 40 mph zone before t boning the couple’s SUV as they left a dialysis center.

    Douglas, driving a Nissan Altima, initially told police he was going only 55 mph and was unable to stop in time. However, witnesses reported the Altima was weaving through traffic moments before impact.

    “This tragedy was entirely preventable,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Brian Eckhardt said in a press release. “Mr. Douglas chose to drive at nearly 100 miles per hour on a busy Aurora roadway, and that reckless decision cost an innocent woman her life and left her husband with devastating injuries. Our community deserves accountability, and this verdict reflects the jury’s careful consideration of the evidence and the harm caused.”

    Padden also voiced support for harsher penalties in vehicular homicide cases.

    “Every victim and every grieving family deserves a justice system that treats vehicular homicide cases with the gravity it warrants,” Padden said in the release. “My office continues to have productive conversations with legislators to pursue reforms that hold offenders fully accountable for these preventable tragedies.”

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  • 25-year-old man arrested for allegedly killing Aurora driver while trying to evade traffic stop

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    AURORA, Colo. — A 25-year-old man was arrested for allegedly speeding through an Aurora intersection and fatally striking another driver while trying to evade a traffic stop.

    Don Mai Phan, 25, of Aurora, was booked into the Aurora Municipal Detention Center around 7 p.m. Thursday for vehicular homicide and vehicular eluding, both felonies. He was also arrested for misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and speeding.

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    Police: Victim killed after speeding driver crashes into vehicle on Iliff Ave.

    Lieutenant Chris Amsler with the Aurora Police Department’s Traffic Investigations Unit said an APD motorcycle officer was performing speed enforcement on northbound I-225 near Yale around 2 p.m. Thursday when he spotted a white BMW sedan going 84 mph in a 65 mph zone.

    The officer pulled out to stop the BMW for speeding, but the driver reportedly did not stop. Amsler said the BMW drove on the left-hand shoulder, then crossed all three lanes of traffic to exit the interstate at Iliff.

    The BMW driver — identified as Phan — was heading eastbound on Iliff when he ran a red light and struck a red Honda Civic that was making a left-hand turn from Blackhawk Street to go westbound on Iliff.

    The force of the crash split the Honda Civic in half, according to Amsler. The rear end of the Civic struck a third car that was stopped in the left-hand turn lane to go southbound on Blackhawk, as well as a fourth vehicle that was stopped and waiting to go westbound on Iliff.

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    Victim killed after speeding driver crashes into vehicle on Iliff Avenue in Aurora: Police

    The motorcycle officer arrived 30 seconds after the crash and took Phan and his passenger — a 26-year-old man — into custody without incident. Amsler said the two were cooperative and were taken to the hospital for minor injuries.

    The driver and sole occupant of the Honda Civic — a 25-year-old man — was pronounced dead at the scene, according to APD. The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office will release his identity at a later time.

    No other injuries were reported.

    APD said the crash is still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

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  • Aurora PD: Woman, small child ejected from SUV after crash with RTD bus

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    AURORA, Colo. — Several people were injured — two critically — in a crash involving an SUV and an RTD bus in Aurora Thursday evening.

    The Aurora Police Department said it is responding to the incident, which occurred at E. 30th Avenue and E. Parklane Drive.

    According to Aurora PD, two occupants from the SUV — a woman and a small child — were both ejected from the vehicle. They were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

    At least five people from the RTD bus have also been transported to the hospital, according to police. The extent of their injuries is not known at this time.

    E. 30th Avenue is closed between Scranton and Ursula for an investigation.

    Denver7 has a crew at the scene and is working to learn more information. This is a developing story and will be updated.

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  • Woman killed trying to get into car in Aurora

    Woman killed trying to get into car in Aurora

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    AURORA, Colo. — Police in Aurora are investigating a fatal accident Wednesday involving a woman attempting to enter a vehicle.

    The accident happened around 10:30 a.m. in the 16000 block of East 7th Drive.

    Police said a man was backing his Toyota RAV4 out of the garage and he stopped in the driveway to pick up the woman as a passenger.

    As the woman was getting into the car, the driver mistook the gas pedal for the brake, causing the Toyota to accelerate and pull the woman under the vehicle, according to police.

    She was transported to the hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries. Her identity has not been released.

    Police said they don’t expect to recommend criminal charges in the case.

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