DENVER — An e-bike rider who was critically injured and later died following a crash on eastbound I-70 in Denver was trying to escape from law enforcement at the time of the crash, a spokesperson with the Denver Police Department said Friday.
The crash, which occurred sometime before 9 p.m. Thursday on eastbound I-70 and Steele Street, appears to have started as an attempted traffic stop by DPD, according to spokesman Sean Towle.
Towle told Denver7 Friday that officers were trying to stop the e-bike rider for hazardous traffic violations when the cyclist rode onto the highway “in an apparent attempt to elude officers who were following him.”
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It was not immediately clear what those violations were and how the crash occurred. It also was not immediately clear whether anyone involved in the crash will face any charges…