A hit-and-run crash at East Arizona Avenue and South Milwaukee Street in Denver’s Cory-Merrill neighborhood left a victim with serious bodily injury Tuesday afternoon, and the driver did not stop. The vehicle involved was a black 2023 Cadillac Escalade with a broken windshield and heavy front-end damage, driven by a woman with brown hair, and it has not been found. The crash happened around 4:45 pm.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation issued a Medina Alert over the crash on Wednesday, publishing the vehicle’s Colorado temporary license plate, 8668753, according to CBI. The intersection sits in Denver’s residential Cory-Merrill neighborhood, in the 80210 ZIP code between South University Boulevard and South Colorado Boulevard, according to Realtor.com.
What Is a Medina Alert?
Colorado’s Medina Alert system exists for cases like this one, activated when a hit-and-run causes death or serious injury and investigators already have solid leads, such as a vehicle description or partial plate. Lawmakers created the alert network under House Bill 14-1191 in March 2014, and it took effect the following January, giving officers a way to broadcast hit-and-run vehicle details through news outlets and highway message signs, according to CBS Colorado…