The recent spate of hit-and-run incidents in Denver has prompted law enforcement to issue two Medina Alerts over the weekend, as they seek assistance in apprehending the drivers responsible for causing serious injuries to both a pedestrian and a vehicle occupant. According to Denver7, Saturday morning's crash at the intersection of Federal Boulevard and W. Kentucky Avenue involved a pedestrian being struck while in a crosswalk; the white 2010 Toyota Corolla implicated in the event bore Colorado license plate number EDM U42 and fled northbound on Federal Boulevard.
Investigators, who are probing the circumstances leading to these traumatic occurrences, have gathered that the involved Corolla may display "slight to moderate damage" on the front bumper. Simultaneously, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation detailed a separate incident involving a gold 2008 BMW X3 with heavy driver's side damage from a collision, the vehicle's Colorado license plate number is ECBF17 and it was last seen heading north on North Sheridan Boulevard, following the hit-and-run at North Sheridan Boulevard and West 17th Avenue, which resulted in serious injuries to another individual 9News reported that two other vehicles were also involved in the crash.
The Medina Alert system, named in honor of Jose Medina, a 21-year-old valet driver who was fatally struck in 2011 by a hit-and-run driver, where his memory lives on as these alerts facilitate community assistance in bringing these drivers to justice, activates public help through broadcasts and digital billboard messages. A taxi driver who had witnessed Medina's accident took a pivotal role in the subsequent arrest by noting and sharing the offending vehicle's license plate with authorities.
Denver Police urge anyone who might have information about the suspect vehicles, a white Toyota Corolla and a gold BMW X3 to come forward by calling 911 or contacting the Denver Police at 720-913-2000, they remind citizens that to keep an eye out for the distinctive damages reported on both vehicles, which could lead to a faster apprehension of the hit-and-run drivers, and the resolution of these deeply unsettling cases, which have left the local community jolted by the consecutive nature of these tragedies, as detailed by The Denver Post.
