2 people killed after driver crashes allegedly stolen car in Aurora

Two people are dead after Aurora police say the driver of a stolen car crashed that car, killing themself and the passenger.

The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. on Monday at East Alameda Avenue at South Peoria Street. It's unclear where the car was allegedly stolen from, but Aurora police say officers were pursuing the car and the driver was in the process of fleeing when they crashed.

Photos from the scene show the car smashed into a light pole with the front end crunched and broken glass and debris in the road.

The department said in a statement that the driver was fleeing at high speeds and crashed while turning left onto Alameda Avenue.

APD says the intersection is closed and will be for an extended period.

The car was stolen in Fort Collins over the weekend, Aurora Police District 1 Cmdr. Justin Shipley. The car was tracked to East Mississippi Avenue and South Peoria Street, where officers attempted a traffic stop.

Shipley said the pursuit lasted less than a minute, and there will be an internal review of the pursuit and department policies.

The two people in the car have not yet been identified, but investigators believe they're both adults. No other cars were involved and no one else was injured. A fence outside a nearby home was damaged by debris from the car, but the home itself wasn't damaged.

"We're pretty fortunate," Shipley said. "They really did endanger the community with their high speeds on Peoria Street. At one point, they weaved into oncoming lanes of traffic before they came back onto the right side of traffic, and that's when they attempted the left-hand turn, ultimately crashing."