AURORA | Police say an inattentive driver struck and killed a 12-year-old boy Saturday morning in central Aurora as the boy was crossing the street on a scooter in a crosswalk with a signal activated.
The unidentified boy was riding his scooter across East Iliff Avenue near South Wheel Park Circle at about 10 a.m. when the crash occurred.
“He was using the marked crosswalk and activated the crossing signal, which stops all Iliff traffic,” Aurora police spokesperson Agent Matthew Wells-Longshore said in a statement. “He was then hit by a 19-year-old driver, traveling eastbound on Iliff, who was not paying attention and failed to stop for the signal.”
Rescuers rushed the boy to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries Saturday evening, police said.
“Traffic Investigators are currently conducting a scene reconstruction to determine all the factors leading up to the crash,” Longshore said. “Charges against the driver are expected in the near future.”