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2nd person dies in southwest Denver go-kart crash, police say

Fatal crash happened Saturday night near Evans Avenue and South Federal Boulevard

Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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Two people are dead after a go-kart and a car collided late Saturday night in southwest Denver, police said.

The happened just after 11:20 p.m. Saturday near West Evans Avenue and South Federal Boulevard, on the edge of Denver’s Harvey Park and College View , police said.

Angel Mendoza, 14, died Saturday at the scene of the crash, and paramedics took Isaac Rivera Cruz,17, to the hospital, where he later died, according to the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.

The two teenagers were both in the go-kart, an unidentified spokesperson for the police department said in an email to The Denver Post.

No one had been arrested or cited in the crash as of Monday afternoon, the spokesperson said. At that time, information about the cause of the crash and which driver was at fault was not available.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

Updated at 12:50 p.m. on May 28, 2026: This story was updated to include the identities of the teenagers who died.

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