AURORA, Colo. — A newly released video captures a violent road rage attack in Aurora last week as investigators work to identify and locate the suspect.
The attack occurred Thursday at E. Hampden Avenue and E. Hampden Circle.
Police said that a scooter rider, captured in the video, followed the victim after a road rage incident, confronted her and then assaulted her before fleeing the area, according to witnesses.
The video of the assault, recorded by a bystander, shows a man stepping in to help the victim as the suspect appears to continue the alleged attack before fleeing on a scooter.
VIEWER WARNING: The video below shows a violent assault and includes profanity. Some viewers may find the footage disturbing.
Investigators have not released details surrounding the initial contact between the suspect and victim.
However, Denver7 spoke with the victim, who grew up in Aurora and was driving over to her mother’s house. She described the moment she first interacted with the scooter rider. Due to her safety concerns, she requested that Denver7 not use her name.
The victim said she was turning at an intersection when the scooter rider crossed in a crosswalk onto the road she was entering.
“The lady wasn't at the intersection, and then when I made it halfway through my turn, she was at the crosswalk, and I stopped, waved her ahead. She was yelling at me, and a car was approaching, and so I went to go, and she went to go," she said. "So, I stopped again, waved her ahead. She continued to yell at me, so I cautiously moved around her and continued down Hampden Circle.”
▶️ WATCH: Denver7's Maggy Wolanske spoke with the victim about what led up to the attack.
She said she noticed she was being followed by the scooter rider and pulled over on Fairplay Way.
“I thought I was gonna get yelled at or cussed at, or the police were going to get called on me for taking her right away, and I would have been fine with any of that, but to be actually assaulted and have my head banged into the ground — it's not OK and I don't wish it upon anyone,” the victim said.
The victim said she was hit 15 times and has bruises on her arm and leg, an ankle sprain, and is concussed. She hopes the community will help identify the suspect to keep our Colorado roads safe.
“I hope she's found, and I hope no one ever has to go through this again. Something needs to be done about this, and there needs to be more awareness in the community about the road rage instances," she said.
The assault suspect was described by Aurora police as a woman with red or purple hair, wearing a distinctive black helmet with a camera mounted on top, riding a scooter with what appeared to be a rear basket.
She was wearing a face cover and a T-shirt that read: “THAT’S A HORRIBLE IDEA—WHAT TIME?”
Anyone with information about the suspect in the video is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867).
Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000 for information that leads to the suspect's identity.
