JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. – A man accused in a suspected DUI crash that killed a woman in March 2025 pleaded not guilty Monday in a Jefferson County courtroom.

34-year-old Jian Bin Chen faces several charges, including vehicular homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol in connection to the I-70 wrong way crash that killed Jody Chavez on Thursday, March 13.

Chen is suspected of driving under the influence and in the wrong direction on eastbound I-70 near Ward Road when he allegedly struck Chavez’s vehicle nearly head on.

Chavez was killed and her 2-year-old son, who was in the vehicle’s backseat, was taken to a hospital.

Her husband, Steven, spoke to Denver7 in March about his family’s loss and his pursuit of justice."Jody is an amazing mother and wife," Chavez said of his lat

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