The driver arrested in Saturday’s fatal car crash in the West Highland neighborhood is 49-year-old Denver resident Patrick Layden, the Denver Police Department said Monday.
Layden is being held for investigation of vehicular homicide in connection to the crash that killed a man and seriously injured a child at West 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard.
According to a probable cause statement, Layden was driving on West 32nd Avenue at 11:52 a.m., approaching a red light at Lowell Boulevard. While speeding, Layden crossed double yellow lines, passed a car and ran the red light.
In the intersection, Layden T-boned a white Subaru that was going northbound on Lowell Boulevard.
The driver of the Subaru was pronounced dead at the scene. A child passenger of the Subaru was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. The child is still in critical condition but is expected to survive, police said.
After the crash, both vehicles ricocheted off each other and hit seven other vehicles parked on West 32nd Avenue, the statement said. However, no one else was hurt.
Police would not comment on whether intoxication played a role in the crash.
According to public records, Layden was found guilty of DUI in 2000 in Denver County. Additional charges from the same incident were dismissed, including for driving without a valid license, stopping in a roadway and DUI per se.
The Denver District Attorney’s Office will determine the final charges against Layden.
The investigation is ongoing. West 32nd Avenue was closed for several hours between Julian Street and Meade Street as investigators processed the scene.
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