Denver Airport Transportation Service

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Suspect in fatal crash near DIA has long, bizarre legal history.


Denver police said Jacobson was driving under the influence when she struck a Freedom Cab minivan Wednesday night on Pena Boulevard on the way to Denver International Airport. She was arrested on two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of vehicular assault.
Killed in the crash were Kathy Krasniewicz, 54, and Kate McClelland, 71, both of Connecticut. Both women were librarians for the Perrot Memorial Library in Old Greenwich.
The cab driver remains at Denver Health Medical Center in fair condition.
The women were thrown from the minivan when it rolled. Police have not said whether they were wearing seat belts.
Cab drivers interviewed at DIA Thursday said they post signs in their cabs asking passengers to fasten their seat belts.
Drunken driving accidents in Colorado killed 226 people in 2007, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
It's unknown how many of those deaths were caused by repeat offenders, said Emily Tompkins of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Colorado.
"We have served several people who have been injured by repeat offenders," Tompkins said.

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