June 14 — Ilya Slavin has been formally charged with the following counts:
- Vehicular homicide – DUI
- Vehicular homicide – reckless driving
- Vehicular assault – DUI
- Vehicular assault – reckless
- Cruelty to animals
- Driving under the influence
- Failure to have proof of insurance
- Reckless driving
- Speeding 40pmh or more over the limit
- Failure to stop at red light
- Lane usage violation
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LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A Centennial man faces multiple charges after he allegedly crashed a car, killing a woman and injuring another, while he was allegedly driving under the influence early Wednesday morning.
The Lakewood Police Department said it responded to the crash on Wednesday just before 6 a.m. At the scene, they found a white Audi and a truck had crashed at W. Colfax Avenue and Garrison Street.
Lakewood
Woman dies in crash on Colfax and Garrison Wednesday, 2 others hospitalized
Based on their investigation, police said 37-year-old Ilya Slavin was driving eastbound on Colfax in his truck when he crashed into the Audi at the intersection with Garrison. His truck rolled into a shopping center, where it hit another car.
Beth Bargas, 65, of Lakewood, who was driving the Audi, died at the scene, police said. Her 47-year-old passenger was taken to the hospital with multiple injuries.
Slavin was transported to the Jefferson County Jail on multiple charges, including suspicion of committing DUI vehicular homicide and DUI vehicular assault, among others.
W. Colfax Avenue was closed for several hours and reopened just before 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Watch our coverage from Wednesday morning below.
