COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Commerce City police have released video of a hit-and-run crash that injured two women Thursday night.
The Commerce City Police Department said on Facebook that officers responded to a vehicle-pedestrian collision in the 7000 block of Kearney Court just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday. That is near East 72nd Avenue and Highway 2.
Police said two women were getting out of an SUV when a white Ford F-150 with a couch in the truck bed quickly backed up and hit both women.
The two people in the truck took off — one drove away and the other ran — before officers got there.
Police said both women were injured, one of them very seriously. They are both expected to be okay.
"Hit and runs are really common, they’re common in Commerce City," said Joanna Small, the pubic information officer with Commerce City Police. "Hit and runs of this nature are far less common, we have certainly had pedestrians seriously hurt and killed in hit and run crashes, but we don’t see it frequently, that’s why this was so disturbing."
Police wonder if the driver was using drugs or alcohol, or if it's a driver who regularly drives recklessly.
"We might never find out whether drugs or alcohol were involved because by the time we locate this person, that’s out of their system," said Small.
Anyone who knows where the truck is or the identity of the driver or the passenger is asked to call 303-289-3626 immediately.
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