Denver Dumbos
The "Moron of the Week" award goes to Denver police who can't tell the difference between drunk driving and child abuse.
Driver charged in Aurora child's death on Halloween
A 46-year-old motorist has been charged with vehicular homicide after killing a 13-year-old Aurora boy in an alleged drunken-driving accident.
Donald K. Edwards of Denver was formally charged today with child abuse resulting in death, a charge that carries a maximum penalty of 48 years in prison, and vehicular homicide while drunk.
On Friday night, he told Aurora police he was on his way to a Halloween party when he broadsided a car at East Iliff Avenue and South Peoria Street at about 7:35 p.m., killing Dallas Burton.
Burton was riding in a car with three friends after attending an alternative Halloween youth activity at Colorado Christian Fellowship, 10630 E. Iliff Ave. They were headed to a prayer and Scripture-reading meeting at a private home when the accident happened.
People can donate money for funeral expenses to the Dallas Burton Memorial Fund at FirstBank of Aurora, 2300 S. Havana St. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Colorado Christian Fellowship.
At the accident scene, police said Edwards had slurred speech and bloodshot and glossy eyes, and he smelled of alcohol. He admitted he had two Bacardi and Cokes before getting into the car, court records indicate.
