Commerce City Police Recommend Charges for Shuttle Driver in Deadly July Crash

Overview

• Police concluded the shuttle driver was at fault after an exhaustive investigation and crash reconstruction.
• Recommended counts include careless driving causing death, careless driving causing injury, and failure to yield.
• Investigators say the shuttle turned left on a flashing yellow at Tower Road and East 81st Avenue into a pickup with the right of way near Denver International Airport on July 12.
• A 77-year-old shuttle passenger died, 10 other passengers were injured, and the shuttle driver and a pickup passenger were hospitalized with serious injuries.
• The case has been forwarded to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office for a charging decision, and local outlets split on identifying the driver, with KDVR and Denver7 naming him as Kwame Adjei-Broni while The Denver Post withheld his name.