Denver man dies in crash, leaves behind wife, 2 kids — including daughter battling cancer
Relatives say Brian Licon was hit on his motorcycle Wednesday morning at the intersection of Sheridan Boulevard and West 32nd Avenue.
Wheat Ridge Police say the driver of the other vehicle did stay on scene.
A cousin said the 25-year-old was heading southbound on Sheridan on his way to work.
Motorcyclist deaths in Colorado hit an all-time high in 2024: CDOT
'When it becomes your own family, it kinda hurts,' said Licon's cousin, Destiny Garcia.
A posted sign says the speed limit is 35 mph.
'He was a really good kid. He was a family man, for sure,' said Garcia.
Garcia says they are not receiving much information from authorities. Police are continuing their investigation.
'I think it's really tragic, the way he had to go,' Garcia said.
If you would like to donate to the family, you can visit this GoFundMe.
Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Newsweek
24 minutes ago
- Newsweek
Woman With Green Card Detained by ICE After 14 Years in US, Boyfriend Says
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A Colombian immigrant and green-card holder who has lived in Oklahoma for more than a decade and has American children has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to her boyfriend. Newsweek reached out to ICE via email for comment. A GoFundMe was recently created to help raise funds for legal fees pertaining to the detainment of Daniela Villada Restrepo, who lives in Oklahoma City and works in health care. She has three children, all born in the U.S. She is a lawful permanent resident, meaning she has a green card. Why It Matters Restrepo's case underscores more widespread concerns by immigrants and attorneys warning caution about potential arrest and detainment, even to those without criminal records. Newsweek could not verify whether Restrepo has any type of criminal background. President Donald Trump has pledged to launch the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, and immigrants residing in the country illegally and legally, with valid documentation such as green cards and visas, have been detained. Newsweek has reported dozens of cases involving green-card holders and applicants who were swept up in raids and various arrests. ICE agents detain immigrants and asylum seekers reporting for immigration court proceedings at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building's U.S. Immigration Court in New York City on July 24, 2025. ICE agents detain immigrants and asylum seekers reporting for immigration court proceedings at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building's U.S. Immigration Court in New York City on July 24, 2025. DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images What To Know According to her boyfriend, Scott Sperber, ICE agents detained Restrepo on April 12 when she missed a mandatory mental health court appointment, incurring a warrant. ICE records show that she is being held at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, which Sperber claims is unable to provide her mental health therapy. Her Facebook page says she is originally from Medellín, Antioquia, in Colombia. "Daniela has since been held in an ICE detention center located in Alvarado, Texas, unable to complete her mental health therapy," Sperber wrote on the GoFundMe page he started on July 23. "Prior to this detainment, Daniela has legally lived in America for almost 14 years. She was married to an American citizen for almost 10 years, and she has three children living in the United States that are American citizens." Newsweek reached out to Sperber via the GoFundMe page for comment. As of the afternoon of August 4, the page had received just two donations totaling $80. Sperber described his girlfriend as a "wonderful mother and wonderful companion who has had some trials in her life with abusive relationships. She has been fighting to heal and progress." She has worked for the Oklahoma State Health Department for nearly five years and as director of patient care services at The Bilingual Clinic PLLC, a business started by her ex-husband and father of her children. "She is bilingual and has always strived to help provide the best care for those here in America with language barriers," Sperber said. "She has a character that is caring and loving. Daniela wants, above all, to continue living here legally in the United States so she may care for her children and experience the joy of watching them grow up as any parent would." Daniela's Facebook and Instagram accounts use the name "Daniela Deweber," writing in a March post on Facebook: "Daniela Villada Restrepo is the name my parents gave me, Daniela Deweber is my married name." The GoFundMe was started by Sperber because of legal fees associated with Restrepo's hopeful release, as well as limited funds due to multiple health situations. What People Are Saying ICE, on X on August 4: "ICE is targeting illegal aliens, not law-abiding citizens." What Happens Next A lawyer has been hired in Restrepo's case. Sperber, who said he is just starting to recover financially following an automobile accident, is also his grandfather's sole caregiver. The grandfather receives medical treatment for skin cancer. "With all of these overbearing aspects of financial life at play, I do not have the adequate funds to pay for her legal fees, her awarded bond, nor to pay her attorney to continue the fight," Sperber said. "Also, I don't have adequate financial means to pay for all my grandfather's health-related financial obligations. "I am living day by day, one step at a time, and it has become so overwhelming I am finally choosing to ask for help."
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Pritzker says Texas Democrats who fled state will be protected amid arrest threats
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Sunday that his state would protect Texas Democrats who fled to the Prairie State over GOP efforts to redraw the Lone Star State's congressional maps. 'They're here in Illinois. We're going to do everything we can to protect every single one of them and make sure that — 'cause we know they're doing the right thing, we know that they're following the law,' Pritzker told reporters at a press conference Sunday night held alongside the Texas state lawmakers. 'It's Ken Paxton who doesn't follow the law. It's the leaders of Texas who are attempting not to follow the law,' he continued, calling out Texas's Republican attorney general by name. 'They're the ones that need to be held accountable.' The Illinois governor's comments came after Texas Democrats left their state to deny their GOP counterparts a quorum — the minimum number of lawmakers needed to conduct business — during their special session. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) called the special session in part to push forward a new congressional map that would give Republicans five more pickup opportunities, something President Trump has been pushing for as the GOP braces for a potentially challenging midterm election next year. A Texas House panel advanced the set of maps Saturday, teeing them up for a vote on the House floor. Because Republicans enjoy majorities in both chambers and hold the governor's mansion, the maps are all but assured to pass. In a bid to stop those maps from passing, Texas Democrats fled the state, mainly traveling to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts — all blue strongholds. Breaking quorum, however, means each lawmaker incurs a daily penalty of $500 and the possibility of being arrested. Paxton argued in a post on the social platform X earlier Sunday that 'Democrats in the Texas House who try and run away like cowards should be found, arrested, and brought back to the Capitol immediately.' Texas Democrats' decision to leave the state — following a similar tactic they took in 2003 when Republicans engaged in midcycle redistricting — underscores how the party is looking to use all tools at its disposal to thwart Republicans from changing the election maps. 'This is wrong, this is un-American and this is undemocratic,' state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D) said. 'And America, we need to wake up. Republicans are stealing our democracy right before our very eyes.' The redistricting battle is opening the possibility to a larger redistricting arms race as blue and red states alike leave the door open to changing their own congressional maps, which would sow uncertainty into next year's midterms. But the issue is also placing a spotlight on several potential 2028 hopefuls, including Pritzker, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who have all weighed in on the redistricting tit for tat. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Newsweek
6 hours ago
- Newsweek
Green Card Applicant Arrested By ICE While Driving To Grocery Store
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A Los Angeles doctor has told how she watched on FaceTime as her husband, a Tunisian musician with a pending green card application, was arrested by federal immigration agents on what she called "probably the worst day of my life." Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents pulled over Rami Othmane while he was driving to a grocery store in Pasadena on July 13 and pulled out the paperwork he was carrying, the Associated Press (AP) reported. His wife, Dr. Wafaa Alrashid, who is a U.S. citizen and chief medical officer at Huntington Hospital, told the AP she watched events unfold over the video call, "They didn't care, they said, 'Please step out of the car," she recalled. Alrashid said her husband has since been subjected to "inhumane treatment." The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told California news station KABC in a statement that detainees recieve "proper meals, medical treatment, and have opportunities to communicate with lawyers and their family members." Newsweek contacted the family via GoFundMe and the DHS via email for comment outside of office hours on Monday. Why It Matters Dr. Wafaa Alrashid, center, whose husband, Rami Othmane, a Tunisian musician, is detained at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, holds a sign during a rally outside the facility in Los Angeles Friday, July... Dr. Wafaa Alrashid, center, whose husband, Rami Othmane, a Tunisian musician, is detained at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, holds a sign during a rally outside the facility in Los Angeles Friday, July 25, 2025. More Jae C. Hong/AP The administration is pushing forward with plans to carry out widespread deportations as part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. In addition to people living in the country without legal status, immigrants with valid documentation, including green cards and visas, have been detained. Newsweek has documented dozens of cases involving green card holders and applicants who were swept up in the ICE raids. What To Know Alrashid told the AP her husband has lived in the U.S. since 2015, and though he overstayed his initial visa, a deportation order against him was dismissed in 2020. They married in March 2025 and Othmane promptly filed for his green card, Alrashid said. On learning her husband had been stopped, Alrashid got into her car and tracked his location on her phone, the AP reported. She reached the scene just in time to catch a glimpse of the outline of his head through the back window of a vehicle as it drove away, the agency said. "Agents blocked his car, did not show a warrant and did not identify themselves," Othmane's family said in a GoFundMe set up to raise financial support. The family said Othmane suffers from chronic pain and has an untreated tumor. Othmane remains in federal custody at an immigration detention facility in Arizona. "When they took him, he was wearing shorts and a t-shirt and flip-flops," Alrashid told a rally of fellow musicians, immigration advocates and activists outside the facility more than a week after his arrest. "So he was freezing. Also, there are no beds, no pillows, no blankets, no soap, No toothbrushes and toothpaste. And when you're in a room with people, bathrooms open, there's no door. So it's very dehumanizing, it's undignifying, the food is not great either." What People Are Saying Dr. Wafaa Alrashid wrote in a post on GoFundMe: "This is not just an immigration issue—this is a human rights crisis happening in downtown Los Angeles. My husband has been subjected to 12 days of inhumane treatment in a federal building. He is not a criminal. He is a kind, peaceful man with an open immigration petition. He should be with his family, not sleeping on a concrete floor without medical care." The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement to KABC: "Any allegations that detainees are not receiving medical care or conditions are "inhumane" are FALSE. All detainees are provided with proper meals, medical treatment, and have opportunities to communicate with lawyers and their family members." What Happens Next Othmane will remain in ICE custody, pending further removal proceedings.
