Tag: Traffic Crime
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Denver police seek driver in hit-and-run that seriously injured pedestrian
The Denver Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a driver who struck a pedestrian and drove away earlier this month. Police said the hit-and-run crash happened about 12:40 a.m. on Sept. 4 near East Colfax Avenue and Franklin Street. The suspect was driving west on East Colfax Avenue when they allegedly…
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No fatal vehicle crashes over Labor Day weekend in Colorado for first time since at least 2007
For the first time in recent history, no fatal car crashes occurred in Colorado over Labor Day weekend, according to a report from the Colorado Department of Transportation. From 2007 to 2020, there were an average of 8.5 deadly crashes in the state every Labor Day weekend, according to the department. This is the first…
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Driver arrested in Denver hit-and-run that killed construction worker, injured another
The driver suspected of crashing into two construction workers Tuesday, killing one and injuring the other, has been arrested, the Denver Police Department said. Kathleen Sugaski, 43, is being held for investigation of vehicular homicide. Police announced the arrest Wednesday morning, 16 hours after the hit-and-run crash in Denver’s RiNo District. The crash happened near…
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E-470 to increase enforcement of move over law for Labor Day weekend
E-470 and the Colorado State Patrol are partnering over Labor Day weekend to increase patrols and enforcement of the move over law on the tollway, the agencies announced Thursday. The increased enforcement begins Thursday and will last through Monday evening. The move over law requires drivers to move a lane away or slow down significantly…
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Deadly I-76 crash possibly caused by fatigue, drug use during cross-country road trip: Police
The car crash on Interstate 76 that killed two people and injured two others Saturday might have been caused by fatigue and drug use, the Brighton Police Department said Tuesday. Police said investigators believe it was a single-vehicle crash with no one else involved. The four occupants of the vehicle were driving through Brighton while…
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3 dead, 3 injured after series of motorcycle crashes in Denver
Three people were killed and three others were were seriously injured over the weekend in five separate motorcycle crashes in Denver, police said. The most recent crash happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday near the University of Denver campus, the Denver Police Department announced. Police said a vehicle drove into a motorcycle at East Evans…
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Pedestrian dead after being struck by driver in Aurora
A pedestrian was killed early Thursday morning after he was struck by a driver, the Aurora Police Department announced. The crash happened at around 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of South Tower Road at East Dartmouth Avenue, near the Aurora Movie Tavern theater, police said. Police said they believe the pedestrian was crossing the street…
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Motorcyclist killed in crash near State Capitol
A motorcyclist was killed early Wednesday morning after a single-vehicle crash downtown, the Denver Police Department said. The crash happened at East Colfax Avenue and North Broadway, between Civic Center Park and the Colorado State Capitol. Police announced the crash just after 4 a.m. Police said they believe the motorcyclist was riding east on Colfax…
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Denver man gets 24 years in prison for kidnapping girlfriend, leading high-speed chase
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Denver man who kidnapped his then-girlfriend and led police on a high-speed chase in Weld County has been sentenced to 24 years in prison, the Weld County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. This sentencing comes after Christopher Holder, 43, pleaded guilty to second-degree kidnapping…
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One teenager killed, another critically injured in single-vehicle crash in Aurora
One teenage boy was killed and another was critically injured in a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning, the Aurora Police Department announced. Police said the crash happened at 2:40 a.m. near East Hampden Avenue and South Tower Road. The two boys were the only occupants of the car, police said. The deceased teen was the…