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December 17,
2003
Contact:
Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
MAN CHARGED IN
HIT/RUN CRASH WITH
WHEELCHAIR-BOUND
VICTIM
Denver District
Attorney Bill Ritter, Jr. has charged a man today in connection
with a hit and run crash in which a 65-year-old man in a
motorized wheelchair was run down while crossing the street.
Jose Calderon
(DOB: 2-13-83) is charged with vehicular assault (F4),
felony hit and run (F5), DUI and DUI per se
(M), failure to return to the scene, failure to report
an accident, and careless driving resulting in injury.
The charges allege
that, on December 14, 2003 at about 11:30 p.m., Calderon was
driving westbound on Alameda Avenue and hit a man in a
wheelchair as he was crossing Alameda at Alcott Street. The
force of the crash threw the victim 40 feet from the point of
impact. He was taken to Denver Health Medical Center. Calderon
was arrested nearby at Alameda and Federal after several
witnesses followed his car and reported him to police.
Calderon remains in
custody in the Denver County Jail. His bond has been set at
$50,000. He is scheduled to appear in Denver County Court, room
12T, on Friday, December 19, 2003 at 9:00 a.m. to be advised of
the charges.
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