By Shaun Boyd | CBS Colorado
A teenager who was driving illegally and was in the country illegally when he struck and killed a young Colorado woman in Aurora is now in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The driver, who was 15 years old at the time of the 2024 crash, pleaded guilty to a felony in the death of 24-year-old Kaitlyn Weaver. Investigators say he was doing 90 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone when he plowed into her car.
Weaver’s parents spoke exclusively to Your Reporter Shaun Boyd after the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office offered the teen a plea deal that included no jail time. The story went viral, prompting some outrage.
“I had people from New York, from Nevada and people up in the Pacific Northwest all hear about it,” John Weaver said. “We’ve been shocked at how much love and support (there’s been) all across the country.”
The prosecutor charged the teen with vehicular homicide — which carries a maximum sentence of two years in youth corrections — but offered him two years’ probation and 100 hours of community service if he pleaded guilty.
“I do feel that the criminal justice system in this state let my daughter down and it certainly is going to do nothing to prevent it from happening again,” said Weaver.
He says the prosecutor in the case initially said there would be no plea deal then reversed course under new District Attorney Amy Padden. Assistant D.A. Ryan Brackley says the new administration had no direct involvement in the plea deal.
Weaver thought the teen got away with murder until this week when he saw a social media post by ICE in Denver saying agents arrested the teen and his family. ICE says they are from Colombia and were in the country illegally. The post linked to the CBS Colorado story and said, “For the @DA18th justice is no jail time and probation… For ICE, justice is arrest and removal.”
President Donald Trump also posted about the arrest on social media, saying the family will be deported.