Family mourns death of 19-year-old son in crash; Ft. Carson staff sergeant charged with DUI, vehicular homicide

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A Fort Carson Staff Sergeant (SSG) is facing charges of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence after allegedly causing an early-morning crash that killed a 19-year-old.

Shauna Reyes and her husband Francisco said their son Benito Reyes always comes straight home after completing his shift at the Amazon Warehouse, which ends at 12:30 A.M.

“I woke up about, like, two in the morning, and I noticed that he wasn’t home, so I sent him a text message. He didn’t reply,” Shauna Reyes said. “I got back up around five and noticed that he still hadn’t been home, so I started panicking because it’s not like him.”…

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