AURORA, Colo. — Police in Aurora are investigating a fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash on E. Montview Boulevard Tuesday morning.
The Aurora Police Department (APD) said its officers responded to the crash around 7:45 a.m. They determined that a pedestrian was struck and killed after a driver hit her on E. Montview Boulevard near the Paris Street intersection.
The driver of the vehicle stayed on the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police said.
Based on the preliminary investigation, police said they believed the pedestrian was crossing mid-block from the south side of E. Montview Boulevard to the north side when she was hit by the 20-year-old driver of a red Subaru Legacy, who was headed east.
Police described the pedestrian as a woman in her 20s. She was rushed to a hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.
Police said they don't suspect any aggravating factors contributed to the crash.
This was the 56th traffic-related fatality in Aurora in 2023.
