A man arrested in connection to a fatal Commerce City hit-and-run that killed one person and sent three others to the hospital has been charged with vehicular homicide and assault, according to court records.
Erik Hernandez-Escobar, 20, was charged Tuesday with vehicular homicide, vehicular assault, false reporting of identifying information to law enforcement and two counts of leaving the scene of a fatal accident — all felonies — court records show.
The 20-year-old also faces three traffic charges: speed exhibition, driving without insurance and failing to stop at a stop sign.
Police said Hernandez-Escobar was the driver of the Audi SUV that struck a family of four in their car near the intersection of Holly Street and East 58th Avenue around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6.
One person — identified by the Adams County Coroner’s Office as 19-year-old Emiliano Malpica Medina — was killed in the crash that also injured his parents and another teenage passenger, police said.
Hernandez-Escobar and his passengers immediately got out, jumped into another nearby car and fled the scene of the crash, police said.
Hernandez-Escobar is next scheduled to appear in court Tuesday morning and is being held on a $100,000 bail, according to court records.
Updated 12:50 p.m. Oct. 16, 2024: This article was updated to include the identity of the man killed in the shooting and correct his age. Medina was previously identified as an 18-year-old by the Commerce City Police Department.
