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** 8-yr-old Killed while Illegally Riding Go-cart in Street <= Truck [ SUV ] Driver ARRESTED **
On Jun 29, 6:01 pm, "¥ UltraMan ¥" > wrote:
> Camper arrest in go-cart death > By Mike McPhee > Denver Post Staff Writer > Article Last Updated: 06/29/2007 03:29:14 PM MDT > The man wanted for leaving the scene of an accident that killed an > 8-year-old go-cart rider was arrested while sleeping early this morning in a > campsite outside of Steamboat Springs. > > "This was good, old-fashioned police work," said Westminster police > spokeswoman Stephanie Topkoff. > > Routt County Sheriff's deputies arrested Sean Christopher Daniels, 31, of > Westminster without incident around 2 a.m., she said. He was transported to > Jefferson County Jail for investigation of leaving the scene of an accident > involving a death, which is a felony crime. > > Last Saturday evening, Quinton Von Duyke, 8, and his brother Kaeden, 10, > were riding a motorized go-cart on West 96th Avenue near Pierce Street in > Westminster when a vehicle hit the go-cart from behind. Kaeden, the go-cart > driver, was thrown clear but Quinton, who was wearing a seat belt, was > killed. The vehicle drove away. > > "From evidence recovered at the scene, police were able to determine that > the vehicle they were looking for was a Chevrolet SUV or truck, between a > 1994 and 2000 model," Topkoff said. "Police began searching door-to-door, > looking into garages when they could. > > "At 6 p.m. Thursday, an officer located the vehicle in a driveway. It was a > 1995 Chevrolet registered to Sean Daniels," Topkoff said. > > Police learned where Daniels was and had Routt County authorities arrest > him. > > At a press conference at police headquarters this afternoon, Pam Anderson, a > cousin of Quinton's parents, thanked officers for their hard work. > > "The outpouring of support from the community, as well as the tireless > effort of the officers working this case, has been overwhelming," she said, > fighting back tears. "We will never be able to express how much we > appreciate everything that has been done for our boy. We ask that you keep > us in your prayers as we allow justice to take its course." The title of the post suggests that a "Commercial Truck" driver was arrested. I would like to point out that an SUV is neither a pickup truck nor a commercial "semi" truck. Commercial truck drivers normally do not park in campgrounds, which is where the SUV driver was found. |
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