9NEWS — Some safe streets advocates have questioned whether a driver who hit and killed a man in a wheelchair crossing Colfax last week will face stiff enough penalties.
Denver Police tweeted that the driver, Jeremy Compton, 31, of Wheat Ridge, was cited for careless driving resulting in death for failing to stop for a red light around 7:30 a.m. Friday at the intersection of West Colfax Avenue and North Irving Street near the Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales Branch Library in Denver. According to police, Compton remained on scene after the crash.
Compton was released at the scene, but his car was impounded, the Denver Police Department’s Twitter account said.