An 18-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after a weekend crash in Aurora killed two people and injured three others, including the suspect, police said.
Olvin Lidenis Carcamo-Meza was driving an average of 121 mph shortly before he ran a red light and crashed into two other vehicles, according to an arrest affidivit.
He was arrested on suspicion of two counts of vehicular homicide after he was released from the hospital Wednesday, Aurora Police Department officials said Thursday.
Carcamo-Meza has not yet been officially charged but is expected to appear Tuesday in Arapahoe County District Court for a hearing on charges, according to court records.
According to Aurora police, Carcamo-Meza was driving north on Airport Boulevard in a black Audi sedan at about 2:45 a.m. Sunday when he ran a red light and hit a white Hyundai sedan.
Both people inside the Hyundai, a 37-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl, died at the scene of the crash, police said.
The pair will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.
Police said the crash sent the Audi and Hyundai spinning into a third car: a Toyota stopped in a turn lane.
Paramedics took the Toyota driver, Carcamo-Meza and Carcamo-Meza’s unidentified 16-year-old passenger to the hospital.
The Toyota driver and the suspect’s teen passenger both had minor injuries, but Carcamo-Meza was seriously injured and remained hospitalized for several days, police said.
Investigators don’t believe drugs or alcohol were involved in the crash, Aurora police said.
The 18-year-old could face additional charges after police finish their investigation, according to the release.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.
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