SUV Passenger Dies After Lakewood School Bus Crash as Police Weigh Homicide Charge

Investigators say excessive speed was a major factor in the Dec. 6 collision involving Central High School wrestlers.

Overview

Lakewood police said 18-year-old Julio Vasquez-Gonzalez, a passenger in the SUV, died Sunday morning from his injuries.
Detectives are consulting the District Attorney on adding a vehicular homicide charge as the investigation continues.
Driver Andrew Logan Miller, 22, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of vehicular assault, child abuse, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, and speeding 40 mph or more over the limit.
Police reported the school bus was turning left from northbound Kipling Street onto West Sixth Avenue when the southbound SUV allegedly struck it at high speed.
Authorities said 16 people were injured across both vehicles, several victims remain hospitalized, and the district reports the few students still in care are making positive progress with no deaths on the bus.