On December 10th, 2017, at about 4:36 PM, one of our Officers attempted to stop a Silver 2005 Mitsubishi Galant for a minor traffic violation in the area of E. 17th Ave. and Nome St. That vehicle took off north on Nome St. at a high rate of speed. The Officer turned off his emergency equipment let the Galant go.
About a block later, the Officer saw a cloud of debris from an accident six blocks north of where he was. The Officer responded to that location and found that the Galant had hit a dip in the road at a high rate of speed and lost control. The Galant struck an unoccupied 1999 GMC Yukon that was parked on the west side of Nome St. in the 2300 block. The driver and sole occupant of the Galant had been ejected and was laying in the street near his car.
The driver of the Galant was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. No other information will be released as this is an ongoing investigation. Nome St. in the 2300 block will be closed until we conclude our investigation.
Sgt. William Revelle
Traffic Section
303 739 6374