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Teen in U.S. illegally gets probation after killing Colorado woman at 90 mph

CBS Colorado, Approved, Local / May 14, 2025 / Aurora, Colorado courts, DA Amy Padden, Fatal crash, Illegal immigrant, Kaitlyn Weaver, Probation sentence, Public safety, Reckless driving, Unlicensed driver, Victims rights

The Arapahoe District Attorney’s Office is defending its decision to give probation and community service to a teenager who was driving illegally and, in the country illegally, when he killed a woman.

The accident happened last July in Aurora. The victim, Kaitlyn Weaver, was headed home from work when a Jeep, barreling through a residential neighborhood, slammed into her car. The speed limit in the area was 45 mph. Investigators say the driver was doing more than 90 mph.

“She didn’t even see him coming,” her dad, John Weaver, said. “That’s how fast he was going. She was effectively killed instantly.”

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