BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Broomfield Police arrested a man in connection to a crash that killed two people near a high school Tuesday.
Jose Menjivar, 32, faces multiple charges including a DUI and two counts of reckless vehicular homicide, according to the arrest affidavit.
On Dec. 12, police responded to a crash that took place just before 1:20 p.m. at the intersection of Main Street and Miramonte Boulevard, which is located behind Broomfield High School. The two people who died — one adult and one person under 18 — were in the same car, according to police.
The victims' names have not been released by the coroner's office. A GoFundMe was created to support the family and identifies the victims as Melissa Powell, 47, and Riordan Powell, 16.
Police said the driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash, identified as Menjivar in the affidavit, was critically injured and taken to a hospital. No one else was in his car.
According to witness estimations in the affidavit, Menjivar was driving a pickup truck at a speed between 80 mph and 100 mph in a 40 mph zone. He was passing several vehicles when he struck the victims' SUV in a "front to side manner" causing the SUV to crash into a tree off the east side of the road, the affidavit says.
The driver was pronounced dead on scene and the passenger later died at a hospital.
Menjivar was also taken to a hospital for his injuries, the affidavit reads. Officers inspected his vehicle and noticed "an overwhelming odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage," per the affidavit, along with at least two empty beer cans and an open beer case inside.
Based on these findings, investigators were able to obtain a warrant to draw Menjvar's blood, which showed his initial blood alcohol content to be .249, according to the affidavit — this is more than three times the legal limit.
The affidavit says officers went to the residence of the registered owner of the vehicle Menjivar was driving, who confirmed they had lent their vehicle to Menjivar the day of the crash. The owner was also able to identify him in a photo, per the affidavit.
A clearance through the DMV showed officers Menjivar had his driver status revoked after multiple previous traffic offenses, according to the affidavit.
Menjivar was arrested on suspicion of the following charges:
- Two counts of reckless vehicular homicide
- Two counts of vehicular homicide
- Driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs
- Aggravated habitual offender drove when revoked
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