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Charges announced for drivers involved in deadly crash

Charges follow a deadly October crash at Lake Ave. and Venetucci Blvd.
Lake & Venetucci Traffic Accident
Posted at 8:28 PM, Feb 01, 2023
and last updated 2023-02-01 22:28:39-05

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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