On December 9th, 2018, at about 5:45 PM, Patrol Officers responded to a call of a car that hit a wheel chair at East Colfax Avenue and Boston Street. They found a 62 year old male that had tried to cross northbound across East Colfax Avenue in the street. Witnesses told them that the vehicle that struck the wheel chair fled the scene. A short time later, the vehicle was located about a block away unoccupied. At about that same time, the driver of the vehicle returned to the scene.
The vehicle was a red 1998 Isuzu Rodeo. The driver and sole occupant was not injured. The person in the wheel chair was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
Traffic Investigators are handling this investigation. It will be some time before appropriate charges are determined. At this point, speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in this crash. The names of those involved are not being released at this time.
Sergeant William Revelle
Traffic Section