A woman drove a truck through a fence in Evans this weekend, hitting and injuring another woman, before a crowd pulled the driver from the vehicle and beat her, police said.
The incident involved at least 15 people – all extended family members celebrating two September birthdays – and it happened at about 6:20 a.m. Saturday in the 4100 block of Denver Street, according to Evans Police.
An alcohol-fueled argument escalated into a violent string of events ending with several arrests, said Rita Wolf, an Evans Police Department spokeswoman.
Sandra Flores, 31, is accused of driving a 1997 Dodge pickup truck through a fence, injuring a 23-year-old woman, who is related to Flores. Flores was then pulled from the truck and assaulted by four people – two sets of couples by marriage – who happen to be her cousins, Wolf said.
Flores and the woman who was hit by the truck were both taken to North Colorado Medical Center. Flores remains in the hospital this morning. When discharged, she’ll be taken to the Weld County Jail and booked on suspicion of attempted vehicular homicide, among other possible charges, Wolf said.
Details on the injuries of the woman hit by the truck were not available.
Four people arrested on suspicion of assaulting Flores, according to police, are: Arcadio Arias, 36; Isabel Luna, 32; Ezekiel Estrella, 31; and Victoria Margarita Luna, 29.
Arias and Isabel Luna are married to each other, Wolf said, as is Estrella and Victoria Luna. Isabel Luna’s birthday was Saturday; Victoria Luna’s birthday was Sunday.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com.
