AURORA, Colo. — A driver could face charges after police said they fatally struck a bicyclist in southwest Aurora early Thursday morning
Officers with the Aurora Police Department responded to the area S. Havana Street near the intersection with E. Exposition Avenue on reports of a crash.
At the scene, police were able to determine that a 28-year-old male cyclist was crossing Havana from west to east outside the crosswalk when he was hit by a GMC Yukon which was going north in the third lane of Havana.
The cyclist was declared dead at the scene.
A preliminary investigation found that speed and alcohol are believed to be contributing factors in the crash, police said in a news release.
Charges to the driver are pending investigation.
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