AURORA, Colo. — The Aurora Police Department has identified the teen driver who allegedly nearly hit 20 children while speeding away from a park Tuesday morning.
According to police, the driver was speeding away from Aqua Vista Park around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and "may have purposely aimed his vehicle at certain people, including children, nearly hitting them."
Video from a nearby residence shows a child crossing the street when the vehicle accelerated towards them. Thankfully, the child ran up onto the sidewalk and was not hit.
Aurora PD said the video does not show the "many more" kids who were walking to the school bus stop or through the park at the time of the incident. The department said some children were in the process of crossing the street while others were on the sidewalk.
In an update Wednesday evening, Aurora PD said officers located the vehicle and contacted the suspect, only identified as an 18-year-old man. Investigators are working on "any applicable charges," the department said.
