LAKEWOOD, Colo. — One person died in a hit-and-run crash at the intersection of W 14th Ave. and Carr Street late Tuesday night, the Lakewood Police Department said.
🚨 TRAFFIC ALERT 🚨
— Lakewood Police Dept. (@LakewoodPDCO) July 10, 2024
Lakewood Police are currently investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash at the intersection of W 14th Ave and Carr St. Both directions of 14th Ave are closed west of Carr, and will remain closed for several hours.
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A driver crashed into a pedestrian just before midnight. The pedestrian died. Lakewood police said officers were not aware of any other injuries.
The pedestrian was 41-year-old Donald Jones, Lakewood police said. He was seriously injured in the crash. Jones was taken to a nearby hospital where he was eventually pronounced dead, according to Lakewood PD.
Both directions of W 14th Ave closed west of Carr for nearly five hours so officers could investigate what happened. The roads reopened around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Witnesses reported seeing a man driving a silver or gold sedan driving east on W 14th Ave when the suspect hit Jones. But no one got a license plate number.
Lakewood Police Investigating Fatal Hit and Run
— Lakewood Police Dept. (@LakewoodPDCO) July 10, 2024
An Edgewater man has died after a hit and run crash last night in Lakewood. On 7/9/24 at 11:49 P.M., Lakewood Police responded to calls of an auto vs pedestrian hit and run crash at W. 14th Ave and Carr St. The pedestrian,… pic.twitter.com/DnB2SbCUPK
Anyone with information on what happened is asked to call Detective Strandberg with Lakewood police at 303-987-7286.
