MADDENING: Man responsible for crash that killed man and 3 children had a lengthy criminal history

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From Denver7.com: The man who caused a fatal crash Monday along Highway 83 near Franktown was on parole and had a lengthy criminal record dating back to at least 2013, Denver7 Investigates learned.

Multiple sources close to the investigation confirmed to Denver7 Investigates that Walter Huling, 31, was the man driving a stolen Toyota Matrix hatchback when he lost control and slammed into a Ford sedan in the oncoming lane. Huling was killed along with four people in the sedan, including three juveniles.

The victims killed in the sedan were identified as 35-year-old father Alvin Corado, Toretto Corado, 8, Makenlee Corado, 12, and Jase Green, 12.

Huling was the only deceased party in the crash not identified, but law enforcement did say that the Toyota Matrix was reported stolen from RTD’s Nine Mile station in Aurora roughly an hour before the crash.

Two other children in Corado’s vehicle – his 13-year-old daughter, Mia Corado; and Jase Green’s 14-year-old brother – were both critically wounded and are still fighting for their lives.

CBS News had previously reported about the stolen vehicle: The owner told police that a man approached her as she was getting into her vehicle, held the door open and then asked her for a ride. When she said no, the man reportedly pulled her from the driver’s seat and drove off in the Matrix. Police later confirmed he was the person driving the Matrix when it crashed.

Denver7 has learned that, based on court documents, Huling had a long criminal history, including two stints in prison. He reportedly has an 11-page criminal history that dates back to when he was a teenager.  Denver7 writes:

Public records show that Huling was first arrested on assault charges in 2013 at age 18. He had 15 subsequent arrests over the next six years on charges ranging from false reporting, bribery, burglary, contempt of court, driving under the influence, parole violations and multiple other assaults.

In 2019, he was sentenced to six years in prison related to an assault in downtown Denver after he knocked a man unconscious and assaulted the man’s wife. He was also charged with assaulting the police officer who arrested him.

Despite his lengthy criminal record, Huling was back out on the streets, stole a car while on parole and one hour later he crashed head-on into a car with a man and five innocent children.

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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department posted two short video clips of the horrific scene, as mangled car parts were seen strewn across the highway Monday night.

According to a separate report by Fox News, authorities were initially refusing to release the name of the man responsible for the crash.  Fox News wrote: “The Douglas County Coroner’s Office told Fox News Digital it would not release the man’s name “at [his] family’s request.”

Late Saturday night, the coroner’s office did confirm to Fox News that Huling was indeed the person who stole the car in Aurora, then crashed into the car driving by Corado. Huling died in the crash, along with the man and three children in the other car.

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