Highlands Ranch crash suspect faces nine charges after deadly hit-and-run

A Highlands Ranch sidewalk crash that killed Corrine More and left two other people with severe injuries is now a nine-count criminal case, with prosecutors weighing evidence that could determine whether the collision is treated as reckless driving, DUI and vehicular homicide, or something more serious. Adam Robert Bauserman, 28, of Englewood, appeared in court Friday after being jailed in connection with the crash near E. Wildcat Reserve Parkway and Willowbridge Way, just down the road from Mountain Vista High School.

Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly said investigators have not yet found evidence proving the strike was intentional, even as witnesses told deputies the teal and white Ford truck veered onto the sidewalk and hit all three pedestrians. One witness said the truck struck the curb so hard she thought it might roll over; another said it appeared to lift about six feet into the air. Weekly said the truck was traveling about 48 mph and that Bauserman did not know the victims, adding that two of them were dating.

The arrest affidavit adds a grim sequence after the impact. A witness helped deputies locate Bauserman after he allegedly drove back through the crash scene, and deputies arrested him about 5 miles away, in the Daniels Park area. Bauserman allegedly told deputies he had struck someone and later asked, “Do you know if I killed the man?” One 30-year-old man suffered fractures to his forearm, left tibia, rib, scapula, right femur and two spine fractures. Another victim, a 72-year-old woman, suffered a brain bleed, a dislocated shoulder, rib fractures and a fractured pelvis.

The nine charges include vehicular assault, vehicular homicide, reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol. Court reporting also showed Bauserman was driving without a valid license because of an April 2025 DUI case, and records from that case reportedly showed a blood alcohol content of more than .2, far above Colorado’s legal limit of .08. Investigators are still awaiting toxicology results and plan to search his cellphone and vehicle, steps that could strengthen the case if prosecutors decide to argue impairment, disregard for safety or a more deliberate act.

For Highlands Ranch, the crash has become more than a courtroom case. Corrine More’s death on a neighborhood sidewalk, in daylight, has sharpened concern over whether drivers and enforcement are keeping pace with pedestrian danger in Douglas County and across the state. Colorado saw 136 pedestrian deaths in 2023, and CDOT says pedestrian fatalities have risen 161% over the last decade and 77% since 2018. Bauserman is scheduled to return to court Friday, June 12, at 9 a.m., when more of the case may come into view.