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Colorado State Patrol
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700 Kipling Street
Denver, Colorado 80215
24 Hour PIO (303)239-4583

Friday, January 14, 2011

CSP Seeks Witnesses in Fatal Hit and Run Crash Involving Pedestrian

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: 1/13/11 Time: 8:00pm

The Colorado State Patrol is seeking information about a crash that killed a young woman tonight in Adams County. The woman was approximately one-half mile south of E. 152nd Ave. on Piccadilly Rd, just after 6:00pm, when she was struck. An unidentified vehicle fled the scene after the crash. Currently, the Colorado State Patrol is in contact with witnesses and the driver of at least one vehicle. It is unknown at this time what caused the pedestrian to be in this area or what driving actions, if any, may have contributed to the crash.

If you have any information, or can identify the vehicle that was travelling in this area just after 6:00pm, please call the Colorado State Patrol Dispatch Center at 303-239-4501.

Piccadilly Rd. remains closed from E. 152nd Ave. to E. 145th Ave. for on-scene investigation. Updates will be released as they become available.