The City of Aurora took a very public tack on Tuesday, pressing a social media user on X to cough up an Access Aurora case number after the user replied to the city with a message about hauling a trailer to Bennett at a wildly dangerous speed.
In the reply, the account holder claimed they would borrow a neighbor’s truck and tow the trailer “at about 120 mph” around 1 a.m., a speed that would be extremely hazardous on public roads. The city’s post did not say whether anyone had been arrested or whether a formal police investigation was already in motion.
In a public post via the City of Aurora, the city highlighted a reply from the account @billyexccx and asked, “Can you please provide the case number provided by Access Aurora?” The reply the city flagged contained a taunt and the high-speed trailer comment, according to the exchange on the official feed. The city’s message also carried its standard posting policy language.
City Pushed For Access Aurora Case Number
The city’s request focused on getting the Access Aurora case number so staff could locate any related service request or complaint in its system. Access Aurora was cited as the origin of the matter, but the thread offered no additional explanation about whether a separate internal or police investigation had been opened.
Since the conversation played out on Aurora’s official account, staff appeared to be using the public exchange to nudge the user toward sharing the case identifier so the matter could be tracked and handled through administrative channels.
Potential Legal Consequences
Publicly talking about operating a vehicle at extreme speeds is one thing. Actually doing it on Colorado roads could trigger serious legal trouble.
Under state law, operating a vehicle “in such a manner as to indicate either a wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property” is classified as reckless driving, a class 2 misdemeanor, according to the Colorado Revised Statutes.
If a driver tried to flee law enforcement while driving that way, the felony vehicular eluding statute, identified as C.R.S. § 18-9-116.5, could come into play, per C.R.S. § 18-9-116.5.
Why Bennett Is Part Of The Story
Bennett is a small town roughly 25 to 30 miles east of Denver on the Eastern Plains, which means a late-night high-speed run from Aurora would cut across multiple jurisdictions. Town planning documents place Bennett on the far eastern edge of the metro area and state that local roads are not built for sustained high-speed hauling, according to the Town of Bennett materials.
That kind of cross-border trip could complicate any law enforcement response if the online threat ever moved from bluster to reality.
As of the city’s public request, no case number was visible in the thread, and no additional municipal update had been posted. Aurora staff signaled they wanted the Access Aurora case number to determine whether administrative follow-up or a law enforcement handoff was warranted, and we will keep an eye on official channels for any further word from Aurora police or city officials.
