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CBI issues Medina Alert for sedan involved in fatal hit-and-run in Denver

CBI Medina Alert Denver fatal hit-and-run auto ped
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DENVER — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued a Medina Alert for a sedan involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Denver.

According to CBI, a pedestrian was struck and killed in the area of 1st Avenue and Federal Boulevard in the city's Barnum neighborhood on Aug. 3.

The vehicle did not stop after the crash and drove off.

Investigators identified the vehicle as a gray 2011 Dodge Avenger with a Colorado temporary license plate 6338564.

CBI said the vehicle was last seen around 12:15 p.m. on Aug. 21 in the area of 1st Avenue and Newton Street — less than a mile away from the crash site. The victim, identified as 31-year-old Walter Salcido-Luna, was identified Friday by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.

CBI Medina Alert Denver fatal hit-and-run

Anyone with information about the vehicle or the driver is asked to call 911 or the Denver Police Department at 720-337-1029.

Editor's note on Aug. 23: This story has been edited to include the identity of the victim killed in this crash.


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