(April 26) On April 26th, 2022 at approximately 11:06p.m. Aurora Police responded to a report of an injury crash in the intersection of South Buckley Road and East Mexico Avenue.
When they arrived, Officers discovered this crash involved a motorcycle and a Cadillac Escalade The driver of the motorcycle, an adult male, was lying in the roadway and was pronounced on scene after they were evaluated by Aurora Fire Rescue. The driver, also an adult male, of the Cadillac remained on scene and was cooperative with the investigation.
Investigators believe that prior to the crash the Cadillac was traveling southbound on Buckley Road and struck the motorcycle just north of the intersection. Initial investigation revealed that the motorcycle was possibly making a left-hand turn onto East Mexico Avenue from northbound Buckley Road. Further investigative steps will confirm path of travel for each driver.
The name of the deceased is not being released at this time and will be released by the Arapahoe County Coroner's Office once he has been positively identified and his next of kin have been notified about his death.
The Aurora Police Traffic Section is conducting the investigation into this fatal crash. It is unknown at this time if speed or alcohol were a contributing factor. No arrests have been made and this case remains an open and active investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed this collision is asked to call the Traffic Investigations Unit.
Parts of the intersection were closed for several hours while investigators completed their on-scene investigation.
Sergeant Faith Goodrich
Media Relations Unit
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