A pedestrian died Sunday morning after being struck by a motorist near South Sheridan Boulevard and West Evans Avenue, prompting Denver police to shut down the roadway in both directions as investigators worked the scene.
The Denver Police Department said in a crash alert posted to social media that officers were investigating a fatal traffic crash near the intersection involving a motorist and a pedestrian, and that one person had been pronounced dead at the scene. According to the Denver Police Department
, both northbound and southbound Sheridan were closed at Evans, with drivers advised to seek alternate routes. The department did not release the identity of the person who died, and the circumstances of the crash — including what led up to the collision — have not been detailed.
Denver police only issue a public crash alert under specific conditions. Per the department's own disclaimer, not every traffic crash is posted; a Crash Alert goes out only when at least one person involved sustains serious injuries or the crash results in road closures. That threshold was clearly met Sunday, given both the fatality and the full closure of Sheridan at Evans.
A Stretch of Road With a Troubled History
This is not the first time this exact intersection has turned deadly. In February 2025, a Denver man was struck and killed while crossing Sheridan Boulevard near Evans Avenue in the Harvey Park neighborhood, as reported by The Denver Post. Police said at the time that the pedestrian, later identified as Kevin Plenty Wolf, had been crossing from the west to the east side of Sheridan outside the crosswalk and against the traffic signal. The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner determined that Wolf died from multiple blunt-force injuries, and the driver in that crash remained at the scene; police did not immediately confirm whether charges would be filed.
Further back, in March 2014, a man was struck and killed by a car at the same intersection around 9:30 p.m. on a Saturday, the paper's earlier report noted. That pedestrian was also declared dead at the scene, and police said at the time it was not a hit-and-run. Officers closed roads and diverted traffic while investigating — and, in an unsettling coincidence, Denver police reported another auto-pedestrian crash barely 20 minutes later at Alameda Avenue and Cherokee Street.
Nearby Sheridan Corridor Has Seen Repeated Crashes
Just a few blocks away, the Sheridan corridor has continued to generate serious collisions in recent days and years. A crash involving two motorists at Alameda Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard left one person with serious injuries and sent them to the hospital earlier this month, according to Denver Law, with police advising drivers to expect delays and use alternate routes. That same account noted that Denver police investigated a separate fatal crash at the Alameda and Sheridan intersection in June 2022, in which one person was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The pattern extends beyond any single intersection. A Denver Regional Council of Governments estimate cited by Denver Law put fatal or severe-injury crashes across the broader Denver region at 9,608 between 2020 and 2024, and a DRCOG study of the Sheridan corridor specifically counted 92 pedestrian-involved crashes along the roadway as a whole, not concentrated at any one intersection.
Open Questions for Investigators
Denver police have not said how fast traffic was moving, whether the pedestrian was in a crosswalk, or what direction the vehicle involved was traveling before Sunday's crash. The identity of the person killed has not been released, and it remains unclear whether the driver stayed at the scene or whether any citations or charges are being considered. Police have directed the public to Denver's Open Data Catalog for broader traffic crash statistics as the investigation into this specific collision continues.
