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  • Reported stolen vehicle involved in deadly Douglas Co. crash Monday, killing 5 people, including 3 juveniles

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    DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — A suspected stolen vehicle was involved in the deadly three-crash Monday near Franktown that killed five people, including three juveniles, the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) said Tuesday morning.

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    5 people killed, including 3 juveniles in Douglas County crash Monday afternoon

    A 31-year-old man out of Denver was driving a Toyota Matrix hatchback, which was reported stolen to the Aurora Police Department on Monday around 3:30 p.m. The driver was not believed to have been wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to CSP.

    He lost control of the hatchback driving southbound on Highway 83 and veered off the right shoulder, then over corrected, traveling into oncoming northbound traffic.

    That’s when the driver of the Toyota hit a Ford Fusion sedan.

    A 35-year-old man out of Colorado Springs was behind the wheel of the Ford Fusion. He had an 8-year-old boy, both a 12-year-old girl and boy, a 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy as passengers in the car— all from Colorado Springs as well. The driver, 8-year-old boy, 12-year-old girl and boy, were all pronounced dead at the scene.

    The 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy sitting in the back of the sedan were airlifted to a nearby hospital for life-threatening injuries.

    The Douglas County Coroner’s Office will release the identities of those killed after their families have been notified.

    The CSP Vehicular Crimes Unit is investigating what happened. Originally, a Ford pickup truck behind the sedan was thought to have been involved, but it was later learned the driver of the pickup stopped just before the crash. There was no damage to the pickup and the driver was not injured.

    Anyone who observed the crash, but has not yet talked with investigators, is asked to call CSP Dispatch at 303-239-4501.

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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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  • One person taken to hospital following police shooting in Aurora

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    AURORA, Colo. — One person was taken to the hospital following a police shooting in Aurora Thursday evening.

    The incident happened in the 200 block of South Havana Street. Details are limited at this time.

    The Aurora Police Department said its officers were responding to a weapons call at the time of the incident.

    No officers were injured, but one person was taken to the hospital, according to police.

    Denver7 has a crew en route to the scene and is working to learn more.

    This is a developing story and will be updated.

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  • Shelter-in-place issued for Aurora neighborhood off S. Buckley Road, E. Kenyon Drive on Thursday morning

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    AURORA, Colo. — A shelter-in-place order was issued for an Aurora neighborhood off S. Buckley Road and E. Kenyon Drive Thursday morning.

    The Aurora Police Department said officers were called to the area around 8:25 a.m. Thursday on a report of possible domestic violence.

    People in the area are advised to remain indoors until further notice. The following alert is what people in the area received.

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    It advised everyone close and lock all doors, windows, blinds and curtains. Stay away from windows and if possible, move to a basement.

    The order warned against letting anyone into homes or businesses in the area, and call 911 if there is someone on the property you do not know.

    For more information on the shelter-in-place order, click here.

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  • Aurora Fire Rescue Hazardous Materials Team responds to crash Thursday morning involving truck spilling fuel

    Aurora Fire Rescue Hazardous Materials Team responds to crash Thursday morning involving truck spilling fuel

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    AURORA, Colo. — The Aurora Fire Rescue Hazardous Materials Team responded to a crash Thursday morning involving a tanker truck, causing it to spill fuel on the road.

    One person was taken to a nearby hospital to get treatment for non-life threatening injuries, according to AFR.

    The truck carrying approximately 100 gallons of fuel wrecked near Airport Boulevard and 22nd Ave. around 6 a.m. Thursday, Aurora Fire Rescue said.

    The hazardous materials team got the leak under control, using absorbent material, according to AFR, and crews were able to safely remove the remaining fuel from the tank.

    The Aurora Police Department is investigating what happened.

    Denver7 Traffic Expert Jayson Luber recommended Tower Road as an alternate route to get around the crash.

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