AURORA, Colo. — A 38-year-old man was arrested while preparing to flee the country after he allegedly shot a driver along Interstate 225 on Oct. 18, police say.

The Aurora Police Department announced the Thursday arrest of Celin Villeda Orellana on Friday morning. The department has recommended charges of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, menacing and illegal discharge of a firearm, which are all felonies. The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office will determine formal charges.

This arrest stemmed from a case that began early Saturday. Around 1:14 a.m. that day, patrol officers with APD responded to multiple reports of a single-vehicle crash on southbound I-225 near E. 6th Avenue . Officers determined that the driver had been shot multiple times before crashing in

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