The driver of an SUV that crashed in Wheat Ridge on Nov. 6, killing him and another teen and critically injuring two others, had a blood-alcohol content well above the legal limit, according to the Jefferson County coroner’s office.
Tyler Lovell, 18, was behind the wheel when the vehicle tumbled off the road in the early morning and crashed into a tree. An autopsy found his blood-alcohol level to be 0.228g/100ml, nearly triple the legal limit of .08.
Both Lovell, of unincorporated Jefferson County, and front-seat passenger Rain Walsh, 17, of Lakewood died of blunt-force trauma in the wreck. Back-seat passengers Andre Lang and Steven Miskimon, both 19 and from Lakewood, were injured.
Three adults face potential charges in connection with a party in which the teens drank alcohol.
