Two pedestrians died Friday in separate hit-and-run incidents in Brighton and Westminster. One case has a suspect in custody whereas individuals within the second incident are looking for the perpetrator.
ROAD CLOSURE: The intersection at North forty fifth Ave & East 168th Ave is closed attributable to successful and run crash between a motorist & a pedestrian. An investigation is underway. You probably have data associated to this crash please name the non-emergency line at 303-288-1535. pic.twitter.com/tuksIMwrvs
— Brighton PD (@BrightonPolice) October 21, 2022
The Westminster incident occurred within the early morning hours Friday, simply after midnight, within the space of West 73rd Avenue and Federal Boulevard, police mentioned in a information launch. The driving force of the automobile, described as a maroon 2000s Jeep Liberty, fled the scene southbound on Federal. The Jeep sustained heavy front-end injury within the crash.
Anybody with data on the Westminster crash, or on a suspect or the automobile, is requested to name 303-658-4360, ext. 1, police mentioned.
In Brighton, the hit-and-run crash occurred at North forty fifth Avenue and East 168th Avenue, police mentioned in a 5:49 p.m. Friday tweet.
At 8:05 p.m. police tweeted the crash was deadly and {that a} suspect was in custody.