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2 Charged In Thornton Hit And Run Death

THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)- Two people have been charged in the hit-and-run death of a 29-year-old man in Thornton.

Dannel Bond Kimble and Cynthia Marie Vigil have been charged with manslaughter in the death of Joshua Stewart on April 19.

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Cynthia Marie Vigil (credit: Adams and Broomfield DA)

Kimble, 26, was also charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and reckless vehicular homicide.

According to the arrest affidavit, Stewart was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Kimble when they began arguing and Stewart got out of the van.

Stewart was holding on to the side of the van when Kimble took off and Vigil, 52, who was also a passenger in the van, pried his fingers loose from the open door frame of the van.

Stewart lost his grip and was run over by the van. He subsequently was run over by a second vehicle. He was found lying in the street in the 9600 block of Race Street in Thornton.

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