An Aurora mother was killed in an e-bike crash near East Orchard Road and South Telluride Street in Centennial.
The crash was reported by CBS News Colorado, which described a family reeling from the sudden loss.
Artwork by Stephanie Maraggos Appears Among Design Submissions
Separately, artwork by Stephanie Maraggos appears among submissions for Moxie Cycling Company's “Dirt & Ink” design spotlight, according to the company's design submissions page.
Her family's history includes another brush with catastrophe. In June 2023, a structure fire destroyed the family's home in the Littleton area while Maraggos was pregnant with her youngest child, the same GoFundMe page notes in a separate appeal documenting that earlier loss. The family had rebuilt in the years since, only to now face an entirely different kind of devastation.
Part of a Troubling Pattern on Denver-Area Roads
The Colorado Sun reported 18 bicyclist fatalities statewide in 2025.
A Decade-Long Surge in Vulnerable Road User Deaths
The trend stretches back further than a single bad year. Combined pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities across Colorado jumped 78 percent between 2015 and 2025, a surge that state transportation officials have attributed primarily to driver distraction and excessive vehicle speeds, according to an analysis from Ramos Law. That decade-long climb has put growing pressure on Denver-area suburbs, where rapid growth has pushed more residents onto arterial corridors originally designed with less bike and pedestrian traffic in mind.
Colorado law treats most e-bikes not as motor vehicles but as bicycles. Under Colorado Revised Statutes § 42-4-1412, e-bikes with motors of 750 watts or less are granted the same rights and duties as any vehicle driver on public roads, without requiring a license, registration, or insurance. Lawmakers tightened related rules last year: House Bill 25-1197, enacted in August 2025, now requires lithium-ion battery safety certification and strips legal e-bike status from high-powered models modified to exceed statutory speed limits, per details compiled by Velosurance.
Separately, state law also gives cyclists some flexibility at intersections. Under C.R.S. § 42-4-1412.5, bicyclists aged 15 and older may treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs at controlled intersections when the way is clear, provided they yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic, according to guidance published by the City of Broomfield. It remains unclear what role, if any, intersection design or right-of-way rules played in the crash that killed Maraggos.
Her family is left trying to move forward after her death.
