Denver prosecutors charged Tyler Hazell has been charged with 15 counts, including attempted murder and bias-motivated crime, for allegedly intentionally driving into several vehicles and a pedestrian.
Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced the charges Wednesday. Six victims, including two Denver police officers, were involved in the series of hit-and-runs.
Hazell, 23, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, menacing, criminal mischief and two counts of bias-motivated crime, prosecutors said.
McCann alleged Hazell targeted a pedestrian based on sexual orientation, prompting the bias-motivated charge.
According to the arrest affidavit, the incident began at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 30 when Hazell got into a fight with workers at the Burger King at 1010 W. Colfax Ave. Police were called, but Hazell fled the scene before officers arrived.
Tyler Hazell Charged With Bias-Motivated Crimes
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Bias-motivated charges filed in vehicle rampage that injured 6
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Denver prosecutors charged Tyler Hazell has been charged with 15 counts, including attempted murder and bias-motivated crime, for allegedly intentionally driving into several vehicles and a pedestrian.
Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced the charges Wednesday. Six victims, including two Denver police officers, were involved in the series of hit-and-runs.
Hazell, 23, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, menacing, criminal mischief and two counts of bias-motivated crime, prosecutors said.
McCann alleged Hazell targeted a pedestrian based on sexual orientation, prompting the bias-motivated charge.
According to the arrest affidavit, the incident began at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 30 when Hazell got into a fight with workers at the Burger King at 1010 W. Colfax Ave. Police were called, but Hazell fled the scene before officers arrived.
Minnesota man run over by rampaging driver in Denver
Austin Nelson was finally able to go home on Wednesday.
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A Minnesota man was targeted by a raging motorist who went on a hit-and-run rampage in Denver, Colorado, ramming multiple vehicles and running him down while he was on a weekend getaway with his partner.
Austin Nelson and his partner, Collin Davis-Johnson, were walking on a sidewalk near the Colorado state Capitol building in Denver on Jan. 30, when they heard tires screech and saw a vehicle speeding in their direction. We quickly realized that this was not an accidental act of the driver, but rather an intentional act to harm, recalled Davis-Johnson, who wrote about the incident on Nelson s CaringBridge page. In our panic, we ran – I veered left, while Austin veered right and unfortunately the driver decided to turn his wheel right. Austin was struck and run over by the vehicle.