The man arrested in a Highlands Ranch hit-and-run that killed a woman and injured two other pedestrians on Monday suddenly jerked onto the sidewalk and hit the group, witnesses told Douglas County investigators.
Adam Bauserman, 28, was arrested on suspicion of seven felony charges, including vehicular homicide, failure to remain at the scene of an accident involving death, second-degree assault, failure to remain at the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury and vehicular assault, according to a . He is also accused of driving under restraint with a revoked license, a misdemeanor.
Witnesses told police that the crash near Willowbridge Way and East Wildcat Reserve Parkway looked intentional, according to Bauserman’s arrest affidavit. The truck suddenly “jerked” to the right, traveled over the curb and struck the three pedestrians before returning to the road, according to the affidavit.
One witness told police that “the truck was traveling so fast, she thought he was going to roll the vehicle,” the affidavit stated. Another said the driver “hit the curb with such force” that it launched the truck several feet in the air.
The driver pulled a U-turn after returning to the road and drove slowly past the crash scene before leaving, the second witness told investigators.
“Do you know if I killed the man?” Bauserman asked one Douglas County deputy while in custody, according to the affidavit.
“At least one person is dead,” the deputy replied.
That person is Corrine More, a 35-year-old woman from Highlands Ranch, according to the Douglas County Coroner’s Office. Paramedics took the other two victims — a 30-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman — to the hospital with severe injuries, according to the affidavit.
The man suffered “serious permanent disfigurement” and “was at a substantial risk of death,” the affidavit stated, citing doctors from Littleton Adventist Hospital. He suffered fractures to his arms, legs, spine, ribs and scapula.
The 72-year-old woman was taken to HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge, where doctors noted she suffered a head injury with brain bleed, a dislocated left shoulder, broken ribs and a fractured pelvic bone, according to the affidavit.
As of Wednesday morning, Bauserman was being held in the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office detention facility in Castle Rock on a $100,000 bail, according to inmate records. He is scheduled to appear in court on Friday for a hearing on official charges.
Douglas County deputies responded to the fatal crash shortly after 10:30 a.m. Monday. A blue pickup truck believed to have been driven by Bauserman left the road and hit three pedestrians on the sidewalk, according to the sheriff’s office.
One witness who saw the crash followed the truck as the driver fled the scene and helped deputies find and arrest the suspect, now identified as Bauserman, according to the sheriff’s office.
Anyone with information about the crash, including videos of the crash or the before and after the crash, is asked to contact detectives at bpereira@dcsheriff.net or 303-660-7537.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
