Man convicted after crash killed three people in Pueblo West last year

PUEBLO COUNTY – A man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to three counts of vehicular homicide, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office.

The crash occurred in August 2023 in Pueblo West.

Kohen Kyle, who is 33 years old, was sentenced to 54 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections after the court accepted his plea. The following three people died on the spot:

• Marie Quintana, 56 of Aurora
• Quintana’s 12-year-old grandson
• Jesus Guerrero-Lopez, 48 of Denver

According to the sheriff’s investigation, Kyle was traveling more than 100 miles per hour when he crossed the center line and struck the vehicle the three victims were traveling in.
Kyle’s vehicle rolled and came to rest on top, and the victim’s vehicle was pushed off the road.

According to the sheriff’s office, Kyle has been in the Pueblo County Jail since his arrest on September 28, 2023.

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No recent violations at Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine Records Show

Decades of state inspection reports for the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine Tour in Cripple Creek show that the mine had met state requirements in the years following a cease-and-desist order that closed the mine in 1987.

Cripple Creek gold mine inspection records show no recent violations, but lengthy safety reports dating back to the 1980s

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