AURORA, Colo. — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) issued a Medina Alert on Wednesday for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman Saturday in Aurora.
Aurora Police said about 3:45 a.m. Sept. 23, officers responded to a report of a deceased person in the roadway near the intersection of East Colfax Avenue and Ursula Street, outside Children's Hospital.
Investigators found that a 42-year-old woman, later identified as Andrea Lizeth Reza, was crossing the street mid-block in the eastbound lanes of Colfax, just west of the pedestrian bridge, when someone driving an SUV hit her, according to police.
CBI said the vehicle involved in the crash was a black 2016 Ford Explorer with license plate BWWG03 that is missing the driver's side headlight.
Just after 8 p.m., CBI tweeted that the Medina Alert had been deactivated because the vehicle had been located. A spokesperson for Aurora Police said the SUV had been found in the 1300 block of Sable Boulevard but could not confirm that the driver had been located.
MEDINA ALERTS
Medina Alerts were signed into law on March 25, 2014, and went into effect on Dec. 30, 2014. They’re named for Jose Medina, a 21-year-old valet driver who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in 2011.
Medina Alerts are issued following hit-and-run crashes where someone is seriously hurt or killed. Law enforcement also must have sufficient information about the suspect or the suspect’s vehicle, such as a license plate number and the vehicle’s make, style and color.
> More information about Medina Alerts can be found here.
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