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Colorado Bureau of Investigation deactivates Medina Alert after hit-and-run near Ball Arena, driver located

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has deactivated a Medina Alert for a hit-and-run that left a scooter rider seriously injured on Wednesday night.

The crash happened near Ball Arena during game three in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs before the Colorado Avalanche fell to the Dallas Stars 2-1 in overtime. 

According to investigators, a black 2021 GMC Sierra Pickup struck a pedestrian on a scooter at Speer Boulevard and Wewatta Street in Denver. The driver drove away after the crash.

Late Thursday afternoon the Medina Alert that had been issued earlier in the day was deactivated. The CBI said the vehicle was located and the driver was captured.

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