A pedestrian struck by a vehicle near 608 Garrison Street in Lakewood says he was dragged through the street before the driver fled, and nearly two weeks later, police still haven't identified the truck involved. The Lakewood Police Department is now leaning on the public for help finding a black, four-door truck that may be a late-model Chevrolet 2500.
According to a crime alert distributed by the Lakewood Police Department, officers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a car near 608 Garrison Street at approximately 2:30 a.m. on August 16. The victim reported that he had been hit by a vehicle and dragged through the street, according to the department's account. The case has been logged under case number LK26-021800, with the alert formally issued August 27.
Garrison Street near that address serves as both a commercial and residential corridor in Lakewood, and commercial directory listings place The Karma House, a local kava bar and community gathering space, near West 6th Avenue and Garrison, according to RedCircle. It remains an open question whether nearby businesses captured surveillance footage of the truck involved.
Reward Offered for Tips on Fleeing Driver
Metro Denver Crime Stoppers is offering anonymous tipsters up to $2,000 for information leading to an identification in the case. Tipsters can reach the organization's tip line at 720-913-7867 or submit information through metrodenvercrimestoppers.com, which is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To remain anonymous and qualify for the reward, tipsters must contact the tip line or submit their information online rather than approaching police directly.
Metro Denver Crime Stoppers operates as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving seven Denver-area counties without government or taxpayer funding, relying instead on community donations to fund its tip rewards. Standard Lakewood Police procedures call for officers to document evidence and issue vehicle alerts at the scene of hit-and-run collisions, while unsolved cases like this one are formally assigned to a traffic detective for follow-up investigation.
What Fleeing Drivers Face Under Colorado Law
Leaving the scene of a crash that results in serious bodily injury is classified as a Class 4 felony under Colorado Revised Statutes § 42-4-1601, carrying potential penalties of two to six years in state prison and fines ranging from $2,000 to $500,000, according to the Sawyer Legal Group. The exact extent of the Lakewood victim's injuries has not been disclosed, and that detail would determine whether felony or misdemeanor charges ultimately apply.
Separately, Colorado law under § 42-4-1603 imposes a statutory duty on drivers involved in an injury crash to remain at the scene, provide their name, address, and vehicle registration, show their license, and render reasonable assistance, per the Castle Rock Criminal Lawyer. A conviction under § 42-4-1601 also triggers mandatory driver's license revocation administered by the Colorado Department of Revenue, a consequence that runs alongside any criminal penalties, according to the Bussey Law Firm.
Part of a Grim Statewide Pattern
The Lakewood case adds to a troubling trend across Colorado, where pedestrian fatalities climbed to 127 in 2025, a 98.4% increase over the past decade, according to preliminary data from the Colorado Department of Transportation. Jefferson County, which includes Lakewood, recorded 58 pedestrian deaths between 2020 and 2025, placing it among the state's five deadliest counties for pedestrians alongside Denver, Adams, El Paso, and Arapahoe counties.
Statewide traffic deaths overall rose to 701 in 2025, reversing two consecutive years of decline, and state monitoring had already logged 29 pedestrian fatalities through May of this year. The pattern has echoed elsewhere in the metro area recently: Denver Police have been searching for a black Toyota SUV that struck and seriously injured a pedestrian before fleeing, and a stretch of Denver's Kalamath Street corridor saw a third serious pedestrian hit-and-run in a matter of weeks.
Lakewood Police have not released additional details about the victim's condition or the driver's identity. Anyone with information on the truck involved in the August 16 crash is urged to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers rather than the police department directly to preserve eligibility for the anonymous tip reward.
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