Tag: Fatal Crash
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Scooter rider dead after crash with driver in Thornton last Thursday
A scooter rider died after he was fatally struck by a car in Thornton last Thursday evening. The 39-year-old man was riding an electric scooter on West 88th Avenue around 7:45 p.m. when he was hit by a 22-year-old man making a turn onto Lipan Street, according to a news release from the Thornton Police…
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Northbound I-25 reopens after fatal crash slows morning traffic in Lone Tree
A fatal crash early Tuesday morning closed the RidgeGate exit ramp off of Interstate 25 and backed up northbound traffic for over three hours from Colorado Springs to Denver. The City of Lone Tree confirmed the single-car crash was fatal at 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to a post on X. Officials later confirmed that the…
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APD searching for vehicle involved in fatal Oct. 1 hit-and-run
Aurora police are asking for the public’s help in finding a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in the early hours of Oct. 1. The vehicle is a dark-colored Chevy sedan (Impala, Malibu or Cruze) with damage to the front passenger side, according to a social media post from the Aurora Police Department Wednesday…
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Pedestrian dead, driver arrested after fatal hit-and-run in Aurora
Aurora police arrested a driver believed responsible for a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian on Colfax Avenue Tuesday evening. Daryl Murray, 32, was arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended license, failing to notify police of a crash and leaving the scene of a crash, according to a statement from the Aurora…
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Semi-truck driver dead after rollover crash on Interstate 25
A semi-truck driver died Tuesday afternoon after their truck drove off the right shoulder of Interstate 25 northbound. The driver, whose gender was not immediately identified by authorities, was pronounced dead on the scene after they were thrown from the semi-truck during the rollover, which took place near Loveland just after 2 p.m. Tuesday, according…
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Colorado acknowledges failure to begin parole revocation proceedings against man who caused fatal crash
State corrections officers failed to follow policy after they learned that Christopher Moore – the man at the center of a police chase and fatal crash on Tuesday – was arrested in June on felony charges nine days after he was paroled out of the Colorado prison system, 9NEWS Investigates has learned. That arrest should have triggered an…
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Elderly motorcyclist dead after crash in Brighton Thursday afternoon
An 82-year-old motorcyclist died after she crashed her motorcycle on Interstate 76 in Brighton Thursday afternoon. Initial information indicates that the woman was riding eastbound on the interstate near Eagle Boulevard when she hit the center barrier and was thrown from the motorcycle just before 2 p.m. Thursday, according to a Friday news release from…
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Suspect of vehicle break-ins dead after chase leads to fatal crash on U.S. 6 Tuesday
A 29-year-old male suspect who officials believe to have been involved in at least 25 vehicle break-ins across multiple counties over the past two weeks fatally crashed during a police chase on U.S. 6 Tuesday afternoon. After an extended chase that included multiple turnarounds on I-70, the suspect vehicle, a Chrysler Town and Country driving…
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Aurora police arrest man who allegedly killed another driver during high-speed chase Thursday
Aurora Police Department officers arrested a man on felony charges Thursday on suspicion of killing another driver while trying to evade authorities during a high-speed chase. Don Mai Phan, 25 of Aurora, was booked into the Aurora Municipal Detention Center at around 7 p.m. Thursday and faces felony charges of vehicular homicide and vehicular eluding,…
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Man dead after hit by car while riding bicycle in Aurora on Wednesday
A man died Wednesday morning after he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in Aurora, Aurora police said. The man was riding his bicycle southbound on South Kittredge Way when a van, also traveling southbound on the roadway and where there is no bike lane, hit him from behind, according to a…