Prosecutors Charge Driver in Deadly Old Town Fort Collins Crash with Vehicular Homicide
Prosecutors say the 88-year-old driver faces vehicular homicide and assault charges after a crash that killed one pedestrian and injured five others.
- On Friday, prosecutors charged 88-year-old Wyoming man Van Lemaster with vehicular homicide, four counts of vehicular assault, and two counts of reckless endangerment following an August crash in Fort Collins.
- The crash occurred August 29 when Lemaster reversed from a parking spot on West Mountain Avenue, striking another vehicle before driving onto the sidewalk during the Tour de Fat festival.
- Six people, including Lemaster, were transported to the hospital, where 33-year-old Joshua Robert Douglass of Denver died from injuries sustained in the collision.
- Lemaster is held on a $75,000 cash/surety bond. Fort Collins Police Chief Jeff Swoboda said the crash "affected many in our community" and his agency will support those impacted.
- Investigators ruled out impairment as a factor in the collision, and Lemaster is scheduled for his first court appearance in the 8th Judicial District Court on October 22.
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