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Investigation Determines Driver Blamed In Fatal Crash Was Drunk

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) - Investigators now say the driver in a fatal crash in Aurora was drunk.

Investigators say 24-year-old Phillip Klemenov was under the influence of alcohol in the crash that killed two people in October.

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(credit: Aurora Police Department)

Klemenov died at the hospital. One of his two passengers died on scene. His 18-year-old girlfriend survived with minor injuries.

Police say speed was also a factor. The car was going more than double the 35-mile-an-hour limit.

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