A 19-year-old driver in Aurora, Colorado, has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a fatal car crash last year that killed a mother and her teenage daughter. Olvin Lidenis Carcamo-Meza admitted fault after authorities said he ran a red light at 121 mph in a 40 mph zone. He faces up to 40 years in prison at his June 1 sentencing.
On July 20, 2025, around 2:45 a.m., Olvin Lidenis Carcamo-Meza was driving a black Audi sedan on South Airport Boulevard near East Alameda Avenue in Aurora, east of Denver. Aurora Police Department stated that he failed to stop at a red light, striking a white Hyundai sedan carrying 37-year-old Maira Zapata Ramirez and her 16-year-old daughter, who were heading home after a newspaper delivery shift. A Toyota sedan waiting in a turn lane was also hit, with its driver suffering minor injuries, while the victims in the Hyundai were pronounced dead at the scene. Carcamo-Meza sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized before his arrest days later upon release. Authorities determined he was traveling at 121 mph in a 40 mph zone, with no evidence of drugs or alcohol involved, according to The Denver Post. Carcamo-Meza, who initially faced vehicular homicide and child abuse resulting in death charges, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree assault with violent crime enhancements. The plea deal dismissed the homicide and child abuse charges. He is scheduled for sentencing on June 1 and could receive up to 40 years in prison.