AURORA | Aurora’s police street camera system led officers to a Denver man suspected in a hit-and-run pedestrian fatality on East Colfax Avenue Tuesday night, police said.
Officers were called to an auto-pedestrian crash at about 6:30 p.m. on Colfax at Laredo Street, Aurora police spokesperson Gabby Easterwood said in a statement.
“The investigation determined that an adult male was crossing north across Colfax when he was struck by a GMC SUV,” Easterwood said. “The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.”
The driver fled, she said. The pedestrian was not identified.
The city’s Real Time Information Center inside Aurora police dispatch identified the suspected vehicle involved in the crash using Aurora FLOCK cameras, posted near the scene.
Police used the license plate captured in photos to lead them to Daryl Murray, 32, who was arrested at a Denver address, Easterwood said.
Murray faces charges of driving with a suspended license, failing to notify police of a crash, and leaving the scene of a crash, according to police.
As of Wednesday morning, Murray was being held at Aurora’s detention center in lieu of $20,000 bond.
Something’s missing in the charging documents. A fatality is going to have more than a leaving the scene. More like vehicular manslaughter third degree that should get some time in the big house. Adams county seems to be a little tougher on willingness to not be as flexible as Arapahoe county. And the center line of Colfax is the dividing line.
Couldriver have not known someone was hit?
DUI?
Was pedestrian in a crosswalk?
Pedestrian wearing dark clothing? 6:30 p.m. is more difficulto see pedestrians with light clutter behind.
We try to not allow ourselves to be hit by badrivers and goodrivers making a mistake.