A crash involving a motorist left two pedestrians dead along one of Denver’s more dangerous driving corridors Saturday night.

The Denver Police Department reported the crash on the social media platform X at 10:30 p.m.

Police said the crash happened on southbound Federal Boulevard at 14th Avenue, where two people were killed.

The driver remained on scene, police said.

Police initially reported the two people were riding stand-up scooters at the time. On Sunday morning, following further investigation, police retracted that statement and said they were pedestrians.

Police said it was unclear whether speed or impaired driving was a factor.

Southbound Federal Boulevard was closed from 14th Avenue to West Holden Place following the crash. The crash remains under investigation.

The Denver Gazette contacted the Denver Police Department for more information Sunday.

This was the second crash at the intersection of Federal Boulevard and 14th Avenue this week. On Tuesday, April 17, a crash involving a stolen vehicle sent two people to the hospital at the same location.

Throughout March and April, Denver’s transportation authority has focused a campaign on curbing motor vehicle-related fatalities along Federal Boulevard—one of two corridors, including Alameda Avenue, where officials have identified speed as the leading cause of traffic deaths.

The campaign, dubbed “Slow Down, For the Love of Safety,” urges motorists to follow speed limits to cut roadway fatalities by 50% this year along the two major roadways.

In total, 79 traffic fatalities were reported in Denver last year. In 2024, four people have been killed in crashes along Federal Boulevard, while three died on Alameda Avenue, according to Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure.

When the “Slow Down” campaign began in March, no fatalities had been reported along Federal Boulevard in the year.