A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries Thursday evening in a crash at South University Boulevard and East Warren Avenue, prompting Denver Police to shut down northbound University Boulevard as investigators worked the scene. The closure, announced just after 9 p.m., left drivers near the University of Denver campus scrambling for alternate routes.
According to the Denver Police Dept., officers are investigating a traffic crash involving a single motorcyclist at the intersection, and the department confirmed the incident resulted in serious injuries. Police did not release the rider’s name, age, or condition, and did not say what led up to the crash. Denver Police directed anyone with an emergency to call 911 and listed 720-913-2000 as the department’s general police-services line.
Notably, Denver Police only issues a public Crash Alert when a collision involves at least one person with serious injuries or requires a road closure — a threshold this crash met on both counts. The department also noted that traffic crash data is available on Denver’s Open Data Catalog for those looking to review broader patterns.
A Corridor Already Flagged as High-Risk
The crash landed on a stretch of roadway the city has already singled out for concern. South University Boulevard is part of Denver’s High Injury Network, a designation covering roughly 5% of the city’s roadway mileage that nonetheless accounts for about half of all local traffic fatalities and serious injuries, according to the City and County of Denver…