JANUARY 13, 2017
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Taden Jones, a teenager accused of causing a car crash in Centennial that killed two women, pleaded guilty Jan. 6 to two counts of vehicular homicide while under the influence. “I hope Taden will take everything that has happened and become a better person,” said Nikki Hudson, granddaughter of Audrey Burton, one of the women who was killed. “I hope he can educate other people so they do not make the same mistakes.” Jones, 19, faces four to 12 years in prison on each count, a maximum sentence of 24 years. He will be sentenced on March 13. On April 1, Jones, then 18, was driving an Acura sedan that crashed into the vehicle driven by Burton, 77, near the intersection of South Colorado Boulevard and East Jones Peakview Circle. Burton and her passenger, Gayle Brown Buckwalter, 82, died. “I don’t want his life to be taken away,” Buckwalter’s son, Bill, said. “I do want him to have changes in his life so he will not do this again. I hope he has a chance to do that.” At the beginning of the hearing at Arapahoe County District Court, 37 people in support of both the victims and the defendant were present, SEE JONES, P7
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