Arvada man arrested for fatal October hit-and-run in Aurora
Witnesses told police Bouchard appeared to be racing Vondersmith, who swerved into Bouchard, knocking him into a guardrail.
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Aurora police say they have arrested an Arvada man who fatally struck a motorcyclist on Interstate 225 and fled the scene in October.
Brian Vondersmith, 37, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of vehicular homicide, reckless manslaughter, first-degree assault and leaving the scene of an accident involving death, all felonies, police wrote in a social media post.
Officers responded to the crash near I-225 and Sixth Avenue on Oct. 20 and found the downed motorcyclist — Matthew Bouchard, 38, of Aurora — who died at the scene.
Witnesses told police that Bouchard appeared to be racing Vondersmith, who was driving a pickup truck, before Vondersmith swerved into Bouchard, knocking him into a guardrail. The truck was found abandoned in a parking lot about 3 miles away.
Vondersmith was being held at the Arapahoe County Detention Center on a $150,000 cash-surety bond as of Friday morning, according to jail records. His next court appearance is scheduled for March 25.
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