Hit-and-Run Driver Sentenced for Killing Commerce City Teen

Man sentenced to 7 years for killing teen in 2024 Commerce City hit-and-run

Judge Arturo Hernandez of the 17th Judicial District sentenced a man to seven years in prison Friday for a fatal hit-and-run crash in Commerce City that killed a teenager in late 2024.

Driver in deadly Commerce City hit-and-run sentenced to 7 years in prison

Emiliano Malpica, 18, was killed on Oct. 6, 2024, when the driver of a black Audi A4 ran a stop sign in Commerce City.

Hit-and-run driver sentenced for killing Commerce City teen

An Adams County judge sentenced the driver who hit and killed 18-year-old Emiliano Malpica to seven years in prison and three years of parole.

Driver sentenced for hit-and-run crash that killed teen, injured family members

DENVER (KDVR) — In a sentencing hearing Friday, a judge determined that prison will be the next stop for a driver who was reportedly street racing when he hit another vehicle, killing an 18-year-old and injuring three of the teen's family members. On Friday, Erik Hernandez-Escobar, 20, was sentenced to seven years in prison after he pleaded guilty in late May to charges of leaving the scene of an accident involving death and vehicular homicide —…