COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — An alleged hit-and-run driver transporting a female passenger with life‑threatening injuries, who later died, was arrested overnight Friday in Commerce City, according to the Commerce City Police Department.
The arrest came after an officer stopped a vehicle for speeding at E. 74th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard.
During the stop, the officer found a female passenger with grave injuries, who died at the scene despite medical efforts, according to Commerce City police.
Investigators later learned that before the traffic stop, the driver had crashed into a parked RV on Interstate 270, fled the scene, gone home, switched vehicles, and then, according to police, was attempting to take the woman to the hospital when stopped.
The male driver, who has not been identified, is facing a number of charges, including vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident causing death.
Commerce City police provided a photo of the severely damaged vehicle located at the suspect’s home.
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