Crime & Safety
Lakewood 6-Car Crash: Doctor Charged With DUI
Chris Cumsille, 45, allegedly struck a group of five cars at a Lakewood stoplight, causing a chain reaction that killed a mother and her son

GOLDEN, CO. — A driver who killed a woman and her three-year-old son in a six-vehicle chain reaction crash in Lakewood last year was charged Tuesday with vehicular homicide and DUI, the Jefferson Co. District Attorney's Office said.
Chris Cumsille, 45, told police he "blacked out" at the wheel of his black pickup truck around 7:15 a.m. Nov. 13 at Alameda Avenue and Oak Street. Cumsille's truck, traveling 55 miles-per-hour, rear-ended a minivan driven by 43-year-old Anna Huffman, causing a chain reaction, according the the arrest affidavit. Huffman was killed in the accident, and her son, Jason Huffman, 3, was taken to Colorado Children's Hospitalwhere he died two days later of his injuries. Another person was also injured in the accident.
A blood-draw of Cumsille revealed that he had THC in his system two hours after the crash, the arrest affidavit said.
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Cumsille was listed as owner and physician at an orthotics medical practice in Lakewood.
Cumsille had a history of 16 previous driving violations, including DUI, the arrest affidavit stated. Cumsille was taken into custody, but posted a $20,000 bond and was freed.
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Cumsille is next scheduled to appear in court Jan. 29.
Anna Huffman was a mother of two, according to a GoFundMe page set up by a family member.
Image Anna & Jason Huffman, via GoFundMe.
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