Was DIA Negligent in Plane Collision? Plus, the Oatmeal Creme Pie Bandit and Are You a Real Denverite?
It’s been exactly one week since a man named Michael Mott jumped over the 8-foot security fence around Denver International Airport and died in a collision with a Frontier plane during takeoff. Each day has brought new headlines, insights, and twists into the shocking incident, including legal action some passengers are now taking against the airport. So was DIA negligent? Green chile correspondent Justine Sandoval joins producers Paul Karolyi and Olivia Jewell Love to discuss the accident at DIA — as well as the highs and lows of the state legislative session, which wrapped on Wednesday — and play a listener’s twisted game: Are you actually a Denverite?
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Paul mentioned the great early returns already coming in on our Denver Bike Community Poll, which we will reveal around Bike Fest on June 13. Take it now if you ride a bike in Denver! Olivia mentioned the Oatmeal Creme Pie Bandit and the geese outside the Littleton ARC. Justine discussed the smoke rising over Suncor this week.
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