A dirt bike rider was killed and his passenger was critically injured Monday night when they slammed into a pickup truck in Aurora. The crash comes just weeks after the Colorado city approved fines for parents who allow their kids to ride illegal off-road bikes on public streets.
APD say officers were called to East Sixth Avenue and Toledo Street around 7:30 p.m. Monday. The dirt bike was operated by an adult male with an adult female passenger. The dirt bike was heading eastbound on East Sixth Avenue when it struck the side of a Ford F-350 pickup that was making a left turn onto Toledo Street. Both the man and woman were rushed to a nearby hospital. The man later died from his injuries. The woman remains in critical condition.
Investigators say the dirt bike had no lights. The driver of the pickup was uninjured, remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, which is active and ongoing…