AURORA | The Aurora Police Department is looking for a driver accused of killing a pedestrian after fleeing from a traffic stop early Friday morning. 

An APD officer stopped and pulled over a 2008 Hyundai sedan with no license plates at approximately 5 a.m. near the intersection of East Colfax Avenue and Ironton Street, police reported.

The driver initially yielded, and an officer approached the vehicle on foot. However, when the office reached the driver’s door, the driver sped away and traveled west on Colfax, police said.. 

The driver drove through a red light at Colfax and Havana Street, crashing into a person that was walking in the crosswalk. The driver then continued speeding west on Colfax, according to a press statement.

The identity of the pedestrian will be released later by coroner officials. 

Witnesses contacted police about a dark sedan with front-end damage near Colfax and Boston Street. Officers found the unoccupied vehicle and contacted a man in the area, who confirmed that he was a passenger in the vehicle. 

APD continues to search for the driver, according to the press statement. Anyone with information is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720.913.STOP (7867).

This is the city’s sixth traffic-related death this year, according to police officials.

4 replies on “Police seek driver accused of killing pedestrian while fleeing Aurora officers”

  2. Thank you to those who found and reported the vehicle.
    Did the passenger tell who the driver is?

    Even when we have a green or WALK signal, we always watch when crossing a street just in case a driver misseseeing us.

    (“… a person WHO was walking …”)

  3. Because the city has been so laid-back and demonstrated an incredibly look-the-other-way at expired tags. These lawbreakers have acted as they are untouchable. This non-enforcement enforces and suggest subsequent confidence nothing will happen. Now, someone got stopped they are in shock and perform as expected, further wrongdoing at full speed.

  4. Aurora city leaders have let the people of Aurora and anyone who travels through our city Down!! how is it even possible that they have allowed people to drive without tags, insurance, or even drivers license kill and maimed our citizens and council talks shoplifters??? something is amiss with our so called LEADERS!!!!!!

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