Before he accelerated toward the red light, the Aurora man accused of driving drunk and killing a 17-year-old in a traffic accident had spent more than a decade weaving in and out of courtrooms on traffic charges. Two of those charges were for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Nearly half of those offenses and arrests took place while he was living in the country illegally, and every time he got behind the wheel, he did so without a Colorado driver’s license.