A Douglas County jury convicted a driver of vehicular homicide for his involvement in a fatal car wreck last August that killed two Castle Rock students.
Ricky Avalos-Trujillo, 25, was found guilty of two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of vehicular assault, as well as careless driving resulting in death and careless driving resulting in injury.
According to a law enforcement investigation, Avalos-Trujillo was driving the wrong direction on the I-25 frontage road near mile marker 179 when he hit a truck carrying four teens. The wreck killed Audrey Todd, 17, and Colton Bellamy, 17, and injured a third passenger.
A blood test on Avalos-Trujillo found marijuana and alcohol in his system.
In a news release, 18th Judicial District Attorney John Kellner spoke harshly against driving under the influence.
“Every death caused by a drunk or drugged driver is 100% preventable,” Kellner said. “This defendant made the decision to drink, smoke and get behind the wheel. With that selfish decision, he stole the lives of two kids.”
Avalos-Trujillo will be sentenced on July 14 where he faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.
