Man charged after deadly crash in Aurora 

K.C. Harpring

personal injury Attorney

AURORA, CO – On Friday, The Sentinel confirmed that the man who was responsible for causing a deadly crash on Thursday now faces felony charges of vehicular homicide and eluding police. 

Aurora police have identified the man as 25-year-old Don Mai Phan. The events unfolded around 2 p.m., when Phan, driving a white BMW sedan, was going 84 mph in a 65mph zone. A police officer on a motorcycle attempted to pull over Phan. 

Phan, however, did not listen and kept driving. He went over several lanes of traffic before taking the exit to Iliff Avenue. A short time later, he ran a red light and crashed into a red Honda Civic sedan, which was turning left. The Honda was split in half, and the Honda driver, a 25-year-old man, died from his injuries at the scene. 

Debris from the crash collided with two other vehicles. However, those drivers were spared from injuries. 

Phan and his passenger, a 26-year-old man, sustained minor injuries. The officer detained them, and first responders took them to a hospital for treatment of their injuries. 

The  Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office will release the victim’s identity. 

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