AURORA, Colo. — Police are looking for a driver who hit and killed a person on a motorcycle and then drove away first thing Monday morning. This is the 39th traffic-related death of 2024, according to the Aurora Police Department.
Aurora police suspect the person riding a Yamaha motorcycle was speeding and possibly racing a Dodge truck. Then, the Aurora police investigation has led officers to believe the truck clipped the motorcycle as the two drivers changed lanes, causing the motorcyclist to lose control and collide with the guardrail.
While the driver of the truck left the scene of the crash, Aurora police said officers later found the truck in the area of E 38th Ave. and Sable Boulevard.
Northbound Interstate 255 was closed at East 6th Avenue shortly after midnight Monday for Aurora police to conduct this investigation. The interstate reopened shortly before 4:30 a.m.
Anyone who has information about the crash is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
The alternate route right now is exiting NB 225 at 6th Ave and then getting right back on NB at the traffic light. As volume increases, it would be better to exit early and use a side road to Colfax. https://t.co/DYaFBgn1ud
— Jayson Luber (@Denver7Traffic) October 21, 2024