Police estimated 18-year-old Chase Murphy was driving between 95 and 106 mph immediately before the crash.

“The agony of the steel — the twisting — is a metaphor for the people who died that day. Bringing this steel to all parts of the country gives communities closure — a kind of burial.”

An 18-year-old died in a high-speed crash in Douglas County on Tuesday, where investigators believe the driver was going at least 40 mph over the speed limit, police said.

A state case against Dylan Miller, the former Loveland Police Department officer who was found guilty of violating the civil rights of a minor who accused him of sexually assaulting her, was dismissed Thursday after conversations between the 8th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the family of the victim.

The charges stem from a July 20 protest at an ICE field office in Centennial, according to Arapahoe County court records.

The last man in a group of four accused of tying up and torturing their housemate in Jefferson County in 2024 was convicted last month on assault charges, court records show.

The teen was reported missing from Adams County and was last seen north of Denver on Tuesday.

One person was found dead Tuesday after multiple structures caught fire in the Commerce City area, Adams County officials said. Several animals, including horses, were also killed.