AURORA, CO : Colfax, Havana close to investigate deadly Aurora hit-and-run crash on Friday, 23rd February 2024

The suspect in a deadly hit-and-run crash Friday morning is on the run, according to the Aurora Police Department.

Around 5 a.m. Friday, an Aurora police officer stopped a car at E Colfax Avenue and Ivanton Street for not having license plates. The officer walked up to the 2008 Hyundai when the driver pulled away and started driving west on Colfax, Aurora police told Denver7.

The driver ran through a red light and hit a pedestrian crossing Colfax. The person behind the wheel continued driving west after hitting the person in the road.

The officer involved in the traffic stop saw the driver hit something on Havana Street. When he got closer, he found the pedestrian was killed in the crash.


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