Families Mourn After Douglas County Crash Leaves Five Dead

By Noah Festenstein and Nick Smith | The Denver Gazette

A week meant for family gathering around a table has turned into a time of grieving and standing vigil at local hospitals for relatives of victims in a car crash that killed two adults and three children in Douglas County on Monday.

The Douglas County Coroner on Wednesday identified the victims in the crash as: Alvin Corado, 35, Toretto Corado, 8, MaKenlee Corado, 11, and Jase Green, 12, all of Colorado Springs.

The stolen car suspect, a 31-year-old man from Denver, was not identified by the coroner “at the family’s request.”

A week meant for family gathering around a table has turned into a time of grieving and standing vigil at local hospitals for relatives of victims in a car crash that killed two adults and three children in Douglas County on Monday.

The Douglas County Coroner on Wednesday identified the victims in the crash as: Alvin Corado, 35, Toretto Corado, 8, MaKenlee Corado, 11, and Jase Green, 12, all of Colorado Springs.

The stolen car suspect, a 31-year-old man from Denver, was not identified by the coroner “at the family’s request.”

Aurora police named him a suspect in carjacking a vehicle that caused Monday’s crash. The Denver Gazette has filed a Colorado Open Records Act request with the Douglas County Coroner for the man’s identification — which is a public record in Colorado.

Two victims are still recovering in area hospitals. Mia Corado, 13, is listed in fair condition, according to a Children’s Hospital spokesperson. Jordan Green, 14, is also in stable condition at an unnamed hospital, according to his uncle.

Families of the victims have posted multiple GoFundMe accounts for their lost and recovering loved ones.

The tragedy began unfolding Monday around 3:45 p.m., when a man carjacked a Toyota Matrix hatchback at the Nine Mile Station Regional Transportation District parking garage.

Less than an hour later, the Matrix lost control on Colorado 83 near Russellville Road south of Franktown, crashing into a Ford Fusion sedan head-on. The sedan carried one adult driver and five juvenile passengers.

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