Motorcycle driver in fatal Denver crash was going more than double the speed limit

The motorcycle driver suspected of vehicular homicide in a fatal Denver crash last week was going more than double the speed limit and weaving through other cars on the road police announced Jacob Blackmon was arrested Thursday on inspection of vehicular homicide after his visitor an unidentified woman died in the crash according to his arrest affidavit Blackmon recounted investigators he was going between and mph on southbound Interstate approaching the Interstate interchange investigators stated in the affidavit The speed limit in that area is mph He also admitted to lane splitting which is when a motorcycle rides between lanes of moving traffic and explained paramedics he had been drinking earlier that evening police explained The -year-old was splitting lanes when he collided with the back of another motorcycle lost control and struck the highway s center wall according to court documents Both Blackmon and his traveler were thrown from the motorcycle police mentioned Related Articles Eastbound I- reopens near Denver after rollover crash Denver motorcyclist arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide after fatal Globeville crash Motorcyclist killed while lane-splitting Thornton police say Colorado pilot killed in helicopter crash near Meeker Colorado man dies after being struck by lightning on Florida beach Denver officers did not perform a field sobriety test because both Blackmon and his client needed immediate health attention police commented Officers took a blood sample to test instead but the results of that test were not available Monday Blackmon posted a bond on Saturday and is next scheduled to appear in court on July according to Denver County Court records Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day