Golden – An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for an Arvada woman who allegedly let a 14-year-old drive an SUV that crashed and seriously injured several people.
Silvia Johnson, 41, missed a sentencing date last week in Jefferson County. She had pleaded guilty to supplying alcohol to teenagers and having sex with two teenage boys. She told police she did it because she wanted to be a “cool mom.”
The day before she was to be sentenced, Johnson was in a car wreck on Interstate 25 near Castle Rock. She was the only adult in the 2005 Jeep Liberty, which also was carrying four children.
Johnson, who underwent surgery Wednesday, is expected to be released from the hospital today and taken into custody.
District Court Judge Peter Weir revoked Johnson’s bond in her sex-assault case at a hearing Thursday and set new bonds totaling $550,000.
Johnson violated parole in the sex-assault case because two of her children, a 14-year-old daughter and an 11-year-old son, were in the Jeep. She was barred from having contact with them.
Two friends of Johnson’s children were also in the Jeep, a 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl.
The 14-year-old friend was the only person to escape serious injury and the only one wearing a seat belt.
The Jeep, which was heading north on I-25, went airborne for 137 feet and rolled end over end for 88 feet, according to an arrest affidavit. The 11-year-old was ejected.
After the crash, investigators with the Colorado State Patrol found a marijuana pipe in Johnson’s “belongings” at the hospital, according to court documents.
Johnson faces up to 58 years behind bars for crimes committed at her former Arvada home, where she threw parties that included alcohol and she had sex with the boys.
Her new sentencing date is scheduled for Nov. 14.
Johnson could face additional charges stemming from the crash.
Staff writer Kieran Nicholson can be reached at 303-820-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com.
