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Two children survived the horrifying crash in Colorado
Andrea CavallierSunday 30 November 2025 23:08 GMT
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A father and three children have been killed after their car was hit head-on by a driver who had carjacked a vehicle just an hour before.
Alvin Corado, 35, his children MaKenlee Corado, 11, Toretto Corado, 8, and their friend Jase Green, 12, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died at the scene just before 4:40 p.m. on November 24.
Their Ford sedan was hit on Highway 83 in Douglas County by a stolen Toyota hatchback which had been carjacked from a parking garage in Aurora around an hour before. Police say Walter Huling, 31, had pulled a woman from the driver’s seat and sped away.
Investigators say the driver of the stolen vehicle had “lost control for unknown reasons, over-corrected, rolled into the northbound lane and crashed head-on into the family’s car.”
Huling was killed instantly in the crash, according to the Douglas County Coroner’s Office. He had an extensive criminal past, Aurora police confirmed to Denver 7, adding that he was on parole at the time of the crash.
Authorities identified the suspected carjacker as Walter Huling, 31, of Denver. The Douglas County Coroner’s Office confirmed he was killed instantly in the crash (Colorado Department of Corrections)Court records show Huling had 12 criminal cases between 2013 and 2024, including multiple assaults, violations of protection orders, bribery, burglary, and DUI.
His most recent conviction was in 2019, when he was sentenced to six years in prison for assaulting a man, his wife, and a police officer in Denver.
Douglas County District Attorney George Brauchler said Huling should never have been on the streets.
“This guy’s criminal history and the fact that he appears to have been on parole and this happened seems like we are failing the community,” Brauchler told Denver 7.
Two other children survived the crash but remain hospitalized. Mia Corado, 13, was listed in “fair condition” Wednesday, according to Children’s Hospital Colorado. Jordan Green, 14, is also in stable condition, his family said, according to Fox News Digital.
Mia Corado suffered a lacerated liver, fractured pelvis, broken back, and multiple lung injuries, according to her mother, Marissa Corado, who has been sharing updates on Facebook.
Her daughter was awake for the entire crash, Marissa wrote in one post.
“Not even ten minutes after the [intubation] tube was taken out, Mia asked the question we knew was coming… After asking where her dad was, and me answering with the news of her siblings’ and fathers’ passing, she responded with ‘I know,’” the mother wrote.
She said Mia “recalled in great detail every moment leading up to the accident, the accident itself, and how she was awake the whole time and even tried to help.”
“We were told by those on the scene that she was awake, but we were not prepared for all of the details, and had hoped trauma would have blocked it out of her brain,” she added. “The things Mia saw and went through is something that no person should ever have to witness, let alone a 13 year old witnessing of her very own family.”
A vigil is planned for MaKenlee and Toretto Monday at New Song Church, Colorado Springs.
A GoFundMe has been launched to help cover funeral expenses, medical bills, and Marissa’s lost income as she remains by Mia’s side.
Sabin Middle School also released a statement calling MaKenlee’s death “incomprehensible.”
“She was a bright, joyful presence in our school community — ‘friends with everyone,’ as her mom shared,” officials wrote. “Please keep MaKenlee’s entire family in your thoughts during this difficult time.”
