A 49-year-old man, Fructuoso Rosales-Cano, was convicted Thursday of vehicular homicide following a 2020 incident where he was driving under the influence, resulting in the deaths of Commerce City police detective Curt Holland and a woman named Francesca Dominguez, as reported by The Denver Post. Rosales-Cano, who was found with a blood alcohol content of .294, more than three times the legal limit in Colorado, had two previous DUI convictions dating back to 1997 and 2006.
Rosales-Cano's reckless driving in his Ford F-350 on Colorado 2, near Turnberry Parkway, caused him to swerve into oncoming traffic after attempting to pass slower vehicles and then over-correcting, a devastating choice that not only took innocent lives but pulverized numerous others in its wake, evidence of the search that found empty beer cans and small liquor bottles in his vehicle, as detailed by The Denver Gazette.
In statements captured by various news outlets, District Attorney Brian Mason expressed the grave impact of this tragedy, "The damage caused by this defendant is truly unfathomable. Because of one man’s indefensible decision to drink and drive, two innocent victims are dead and countless lives are shattered," and "Francesca Dominguez did not deserve to be taken from her loved ones. Detective Curt Holland should still be alive today serving the community he loved with his wife and two children by his side," as reported by the Denver7.
Rosales-Cano is facing the weight of his actions and will be sentenced on January 9, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. in Division L of the Adams County District Court an outcome awaited by the families of the victims and a community still grappling with the costly ramifications of one individual's disregard for the law, and the sanctity of life this information about his sentencing date was provided by Denver7.
