COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Three drivers have been charged following a deadly October crash, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. It happened at the intersection of Lake Ave. and Venetucci Blvd. on the evening of Oct. 28, 2022.
Below is a list of who has been arrested, and what charges they are facing:
54-year-old Michael David Tapia Sr.
- vehicular homicide
- four counts of vehicular assault
- driving under the influence
29-year-old Nicholas Tyler Watson
- vehicular homicide-reckless driving
- four counts of vehicular assault
41-year-old Desislava Georgieva Volkova
- vehicular homicide-reckless driving
- four counts of vehicular assault
Tapia Sr.'s son, 32-year-old Michael Tapia Jr. passed away as a result of the car crash. He was a passenger in the vehicle that Tapia Sr. was driving.
Investigators determined that Watson and Volkova were both driving at excessive speeds as the result of a road rage altercation.
Watson was arrested on Jan. 10 and Volkova was arrested on Jan. 18.
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