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Police Seek Drivers in Separate New Year’s Eve Hit-and-Run Deaths in Denver and Las Vegas

Investigators released vehicle details, with Denver offering a $2,000 Crime Stoppers reward for tips.

Overview

  • Las Vegas police report a dark-colored sedan struck a pedestrian on Boulder Highway near Whitney Avenue around 6:15 p.m. and continued northbound before fleeing.
  • The Las Vegas victim was transported to Sunrise Hospital’s trauma center and later died, according to authorities.
  • In Denver, a pedestrian crossing South Federal Boulevard at Arizona Avenue was hit around 11:05 p.m. by a southbound gray or silver sedan that left the scene.
  • Denver police released an image of the suspected vehicle, which may have minor to moderate front passenger-side damage, and asked witnesses to come forward.
  • Tipsters can contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 for an anonymous $2,000 reward, and LVMPD is also seeking public information based on surveillance and scene evidence.