A person was struck and killed by a truck at a north Denver industrial yard early Thursday morning, police officials said.
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Denver Police Department officers were called to a crash between a vehicle and pedestrian in the 4700 block of East 50th Avenue just before 5 a.m., the agency said on social media. The pedestrian, who has not been identified, was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.
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Investigators found the driver was driving a jockey truck, which is designed to move large trailers, and didn’t see the person walking in the yard. The driver was charged with careless driving resulting in death.
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This is a developing story.
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