2nd Driver Arrested In Fatal Littleton Police Chase, Crash

DOUGLAS COUNTY, CO – The Douglas County Sheriff's office announced that a second driver had been arrested in connection with a Feb. 6, 2019 high-speed police chase that ended in a fatal accident in Littleton.

Mario Juan Jose, 24, was arrested on Tuesday, after a warrant for him had been issued on Feb. 13, the sheriff's office said. He is being held in the Douglas County jail on a $1 million bond. No mug shot was immediately available for Jose, DC sheriff's officials said.

Jose faces charges of aggravated vehicle theft, eluding, trespassing and violating bond conditions, the sheriff's office said.

Deanna Bixby, 20, was arrested Feb. 6 after a T-bone crash in which a stolen Mitsubishi she was driving killed Jayne Frances Davicsin, 25 and Ryan Scott Carter, 27 at the intersection of Santa Fe Drive and Mineral Avenue.

The Douglas County Sheriff's office said Bixby and a second driver of a silver Jeep, now identified as Jose, were both driving stolen cars and sped away as sheriff's deputies tried to perform a traffic stop. Sheriff's deputies chased the Jeep, with Jose allegedly at the wheel, "drove recklessly in both lanes of traffic at speeds over 100 mph." on US 85, a statement from the sheriff's office said.

While the Mitsubishi crashed into the car at the Littleton intersection, the Jeep escaped, and was later found abandoned, the sheriff's office said.

Bixby was seriously injured in the crash and was taken to a local hospital.

“I do not believe the chase caused the accident at all because we weren’t chasing that Mitsubishi,” Sheriff Tony Spurlock told Fox31 news. “We couldn’t even get close."

The sheriff's office was conducting an internal investigation into the agency's pursuit policy, the station reported.

Image via Douglas County Sheriff's Office

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