Family devastated after father of 2 dies in Commerce City crash over the weekend

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (KDVR) — The family of a man who died in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend said Wednesday that they're devastated and left with many questions.

26-year-old Demetrio Campos Felix was killed Friday night around 11 p.m. when Commerce City police say he was ejected from his vehicle after striking the median, leading to him losing control of his car. This happened along Quebec, just before 64th. His family has since placed a single cross there.

His wife, Maria Romero said she was in pure shock when the police came to tell them the next morning.

"It’s hard to process, we couldn’t believe it," Romero said. "The police came the next day, Saturday at 8 a.m. to tell us he had passed. It's devastating."

Demetrio's brother, Rodolfo Campos Felix, shared that shock.

"I wasn’t fully able to comprehend that my brother was gone. I was still very much in disbelief and at the same time I felt so much anguish on top of me," Rodolfo said.

Maria and Demetrio share two children, a 5-year-old daughter and a 5-month-old son. Maria says it's been especially hard on their daughter.

"She doesn’t want to go to school because her dad wouldn’t always pick her up. She keeps waiting for him, she wants to cuddle him and love him," Romero said. "She keeps asking to go see Daddy. She can’t really process it."

He was a good father and hard worker, which is how his family hopes he is remembered.

"He taught me the importance of taking care of my family and why to be a hard-working person and why it’s important to try and lead your kids on the right track," Rodolfo said. "There's a lot of things I wish I could tell him, but I am happy that I’ve built a lot of memories with my brother."

Demetrio was the sole provider of his family and so while they are devastated, they’re also at a loss of funds They have a GoFundMe set up to help, you can find that fundraiser here.

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