A 24-year-old woman has been charged with careless driving in connection with an accident that killed an 11-year-old Commerce City girl on her way to her first day of school.
Mercedes King, a sixth grader at Kearney Middle School, died a day after the Aug. 24 accident at East 60th Avenue and Monaco Street. Mercedes’s 19-year-old brother, Marcus, was driving her to school when a Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Yesica Moreno ran a red light and struck the Kings’ car, Commerce City police said.
Marcus suffered a broken arm. Mercedes was taken to The Children’s Hospital, where she was removed from life support a day later.
Today, authorities filed charges against Moreno for careless driving resulting in death and careless driving resulting in serious bodily injury. She has a court appearance scheduled for Oct. 11.
Staff writer John Ingold can be reached at 720-929-0898 or jingold@denverpost.com.
