Crashes involving pedestrians continue to climb in Colorado. An Aurora father is currently in the hospital after being hit by a vehicle Saturday night. The driver did not stop.
Aurora police says 46-year-old Jason Johnson was struck just before 10 p.m. Saturday on Geneva Street just south of 16th Avenue. He was walking a few blocks from his home.
Jason’s mother, Sandra Cox, received a heartbreaking call the next day.
“I just don’t understand how someone can hit another person and just leave them there like trash,” said Cox, holding back tears. “He told me he didn’t know what happened. He just woke up in the hospital.”
Jason’s injuries are so severe, he doesn’t remember anything about being hit. He suffered brain and abdominal bleeds, fractures in his legs, facial lacerations and road rash.
“If it was an accident, so be it. But them taking off like that, they must’ve been drinking or high on something. Maybe they didn’t have insurance or a valid license,” said Cox. “Anybody in their right mind, if it was an accident, would stop.”