Broomfield police on Friday arrested a 37-year-old man in reference to a suspected drunk-driving crash that killed a lady and her 16-year-old son this week.
Jose Menjivar was booked into the Broomfield County Jail on fees of vehicular murder — reckless, vehicular murder — DUI and routine visitors offender within the Tuesday afternoon crash close to Broomfield Excessive Faculty, according to a statement posted by the police department on X. He was arrested after he was launched from the hospital.
The assertion recognized the 2 folks killed within the crash as Melissa Powell, 47, and her son Riordan, 16. The Boulder Valley Faculty District beforehand stated Riordan was a junior at Broomfield Excessive Faculty and that he additionally attended Boulder Technical Training Middle.
Police stated Menjivar was driving a 2000 Toyota Tundra and crashed into the Powells’ 2016 Mazda CX-5 at about 1:45 p.m. The assertion didn’t say which highway every automobile was on or their route of journey on the time of the crash.
Police stated within the assertion that the reason for the crash is below investigation, however that velocity and alcohol are believed to be contributing components.
Menjivar’s toxicology report is being confirmed by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the assertion reads.
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