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Survivor Of Hit & Run Crash Released From Hospital

Memorial Service For Family Planned Wedneseday

POSTED: 11:30 pm MST November 13, 2006
UPDATED: 2:09 pm MST November 14, 2006

Frank Bingham, the sole survivor of a deadly hit-and-run crash, has been released from the hospital.

Bingham was crossing a downtown Denver street with his family Friday night when a speeding truck ran over them. Becca Bingham, 39, and her two children, 4-year-old Macie and 2-year-old Garrison, were killed.

Friends are concerned about Frank Bingham's recovery.

"It's going to take a lot of family and friends to help him get through this," said Eric Demaria, a friend who also attends church with Bingham.

Bingham will still require therapy in the his right arm. It was badly injured in the crash.

The man accused of running over the family confessed to the crime over the weekend, according to the arrest affidavit obtained by 7NEWS.

Lawrence Trujillo was allegedly driving when his pickup truck ran through a red light at 15th and Arapahoe streets and struck the family.

According to the affidavit, Trujillo was arrested Saturday morning and confessed shortly after he was taken into custody. Trujillo admitted to investigators that he was intoxicated, he knew that he was too drunk to drive, he knew he had struck some pedestrians at a Denver intersection and he purposely tried to hide the crash vehicle from police, the affidavit said.

Trujillo's wife also told investigators that when he came home Friday evening, he tried to remove steel pipes from underneath his vehicle and that he tried to hide the vehicle in his garage, according to the affidavit.

The collision knocked off the front license plate of the red Ford pickup, helping police track down the suspects. When police arrived at Trujillo's home, the vehicle that was parked in front of his house had front end damage and an undercarriage consistent with the crash, but Trujillo and his passenger were not home, police said.

Officers found Trujillo at another home and noticed that he still had alcohol smell on his breath and arrested him.

Trujillo faces three counts of vehicular homicide involving driving under the influence, four counts of vehicular assault while driving under the influence, and three counts of leaving the scene of a deadly accident.

Funeral services will be held for the mother and the two children on Wednesday afternoon at Colorado Community Church at Hampden Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. The service begins at 2 p.m. and is open to the public.

The family normally attends Cherry Creek Community Church, but it's not large enough to fit all the people who want to attend the memorial service.

A memorial fund for the family has been set up by the Cherry Creek Community Church. A contribution can be made through:

Bingham Family Memorial Fund
First Bank (any location)
P.O. Box 507
Arvada, CO 80001

The money goes to the International Orphans-Adoptions Agency and Denver Dumb Friends League -- organizations that were near and dear to Becca Bingham's heart.

UCD is accepting cards and letters for the family. You can mail them to:

Frank Bingham
c/o Lynn Rhoades
Box 106
P.O. Box 173364
School of Education & Human Development at UCDHSC
Denver, CO 80217-3364


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