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Suspect in fatal Commerce City hit-and-run ID’d, charged with homicide, assault
A man arrested in connection to a fatal Commerce City hit-and-run that killed one person and sent three others to the hospital has been charged with vehicular homicide and assault, according to court records.
Erik Hernandez-Escobar, 20, was charged Tuesday with vehicular homicide, vehicular assault, false reporting of identifying information to law enforcement and two counts of leaving the scene of a fatal accident — all felonies — court records show.
The 20-year-old also faces three traffic charges: speed exhibition, driving without insurance and failing to stop at a stop sign.