Aurora police have arrested a man allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 16-year-old boy riding an electric scooter Friday night.

On Saturday night, authorities arrested Daveon Javon-James Jackson, 19, of Aurora. He faces charges of leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, careless driving resulting in death, hit-and-run and failing to report a crash to the police, according to an Aurora police spokesperson.

Just after 11:15 p.m. Friday, Aurora police responded to the scene of a auto-pedestrian crash at the intersection of East Wesley Drive and South Dunkirk Street, according to a news release.

At the scene, police found a 16-year-old boy unconsciousness from the crash. He was transported to a hospital, where he later died, police said.

Investigators said the teen was riding an electric scooter north on East Wesley Drive in a bicycle lane, before he was hit from behind by a vehicle traveling in the same direction.

The vehicle sped off likely north on South Dunkirk Street in the direction of East Jewell Avenue, according to investigators.

Residents in the area told authorities they heard a vehicle with a loud exhaust speed away from the area at about the time the crash took place, though there were no direct witnesses of the crash, police said. 

Despite this, police said they received “a lot of tips” from the community, helping authorities identify the suspect’s vehicle as a blue 2014 Dodge Charger. Authorities found the vehicle abandoned in the parking lot of a Denver apartment complex, police said.

Further leads and tips led officers to arrest Jackson around 7 p.m. on Saturday night, according to the police.

“The swift arrest in this case is a credit to our officers and detectives who conducted a thorough and tenacious investigation in pursuit of the person responsible for the tragic and senseless loss of a young member of our community,” Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain said in a statement.

“If not for the critical information provided by local residents and our ability to leverage video technology through the Aurora Police Department’s Real-Time Information Center, this very well could have been a case of another life lost without justice,” Chamberlain said.

Anyone with any information is still asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.