{"id":1081,"date":"2026-06-01T21:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2026-06-01T21:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:35:02","slug":"1-killed-2-injured-after-douglas-county-driver-hits-pedestrians-on-sidewalk-flees-the-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1081","title":{"rendered":"1 killed, 2 injured after Douglas County driver hits pedestrians on sidewalk, flees the scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>An unidentified driver ran over a group of pedestrians on a Highlands Ranch sidewalk on Monday, killing one person and sending two others to the hospital, according to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1080\">Eastbound I-70 closed near Palisade due to crash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Douglas County deputies responded to the hit-and-run crash near Willowbridge Way and East Wildcat Reserve Parkway shortly after 10:30 a.m. Monday, sheriff\u2019s office spokesperson Deborah Takahara said in an email to The Denver Post.<\/p>\n<p>One witness who saw the fatal crash followed the suspect vehicle as the driver fled the scene and helped deputies find the suspect in nearby Daniels Park, Takahara said.\u00a0Deputies arrested the driver, who has not been publicly identified.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the crash remains under investigation, Takahara said.<\/p>\n<p>No identifying information was provided about the pedestrians who were hit, but Takahara said one person died at the scene and paramedics took two others to the hospital with serious and critical injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The person killed in the crash will be identified by the Douglas County Coroner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1076\">Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and may be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1078\">Jury deliberates whether Jeffco shooting of teen looking to take homecoming photos was assault or an accident<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Douglas County deputies responded to the hit-and-run crash near Willowbridge Way and East Wildcat Reserve Parkway in Highlands Ranch shortly after 10:30 a.m. Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,8,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crashes-and-disasters","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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