AURORA | A rollover crash on I-225 early Saturday left one person using a ride-share dead and another with serious injuries, according to Aurora police.
Police were called to the scene of the crash at about 2 a.m. on northbound I-225, just north of East Iliff Avenue.
An unidentified ride-share operator, driving a Toyota Corolla, was carrying two passengers in the back seat when he rear-ended a Chevy Silverado pick-up truck, according to Aurora police spokesperson Sgt. Matthew Wells-Longshore.
“The Corolla then overturned and slid to a stop on the shoulder,” Wells-longshore said in a statement. “One of those passengers, an adult male, died at the scene. The other passenger and the driver were transported to the hospital with serious injuries.”
Police said both the driver and a passenger inside the pick-up truck got out of their vehicle and ran from the scene.
Investigators are unsure why they ran, Wells-Longshore said.
Speed is believed to be a factor in the crash, and at this point, there have been no citations or arrests.
Anyone with information about the crash, including the identities of the two people who fled, is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
Were the ride share passengers wearing seat-belts?
Many times I have noticed passengers not wearing seat-belts.
Stopped pick-up occupants ran because drunk?