Colorado State Patrol is analyzing vehicle data and roadway evidence while families release names and plan memorials.
FRANKTOWN, Colo. — Colorado State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on Highway 83 that killed five people, including three children, after a stolen compact car lost control and rolled into the oncoming lane Monday afternoon south of Franktown.
Authorities said the collision happened around 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 24 along a rural section of the two-lane highway. The driver of a stolen Toyota hatchback left the roadway, reentered, rolled and crossed into northbound traffic, striking a Ford sedan carrying a man and five children from Colorado Springs. The Toyota driver died at the scene. The Douglas County coroner is leading identification and autopsy work while troopers reconstruct the wreck with measurements, photographs and event data recorders from the vehicles.
Relatives identified the Ford’s driver as 35-year-old Alvin Corado. Three children died with him: his son, 8-year-old Toretto Corado; 12-year-old Makenlee Corado; and 12-year-old Jase Green. Two others, 13-year-old Mia Corado and 14-year-old Jordan Green, were flown from the highway with life-threatening injuries. Investigators said the Toyota’s driver, a 31-year-old Denver man, was ejected. “Our focus is to understand each movement before impact,” said a State Patrol spokesperson, who noted that a nearby pickup initially thought to be involved did not collide with either vehicle after close inspection.
Detectives are working with Aurora police after reports that the Toyota was carjacked roughly an hour before the crash. The stolen-vehicle timeline, along with 911 audio, witness accounts and debris mapping, will inform the final report. Officials have not released speed estimates, impairment findings or a count of complete rolls. The highway was closed in both directions for several hours while teams surveyed gouge marks and collected parts of the suspension and body panels scattered across lanes and the right-of-way.
Family members and friends described Corado as an Army reservist and steady presence for the children in his care. Jose Rodriguez, an uncle, said he learned of the crash from a location-sharing app and urged loved ones to hold each other close. In Colorado Springs, neighbors assembled food trains and placed flowers on porches. Teachers told parents grief counselors would be available after the holiday break. By midweek, online fundraisers for the Corado and Green families had drawn donations from across Colorado, with notes from veterans, classmates and strangers.
State Patrol said it expects to release an initial narrative in the coming days and a fuller reconstruction after lab results and data downloads are complete. The coroner will publish formal identifications and manners of death after autopsies. If toxicology or video evidence changes the understanding of the crash, officials will issue updates. A vigil is being organized in Colorado Springs this weekend, with funeral plans to follow once the coroner releases remains. No additional arrests related to the carjacking had been announced as of Wednesday.
Author note: Last updated November 27, 2025.