Parker police search for shoplifting suspect who struck and killed a pedestrian
Police in Parker are searching for a driver after a deadly hit-and-run crash on Monday. Officials with the Colorado Bureau of Investigators issued a Medina Alert in the case and dash cam video in hopes that the public will help them locate the driver.
Authorities say the driver is suspected of shoplifting at a Walmart when police tried to stop the suspect. The driver did not stop for the officer and the officer then turned off lights and sirens and made a U-turn at the next intersection.
Shortly after that attempt to stop the driver, police received a call that there was an accident at Parker and Lincoln. It was determined that the same suspect ran a red light and struck a person who was crossing Parker Road in a designated walkway. The collision happened at 8:31 p.m. at the intersection of South Parker Road and Lincoln Avenue. After striking the pedestrian, the driver took off with a passenger in his car.
Witnesses lost sight of the car heading north at Parker Road and Orchard Road.
Police said the pedestrian was rushed to the hospital but did not survive.
The vehicle the shoplifting suspect was driving was a white 2005 Chevy Monte Carlo with the license plate AWRS39. Witnesses said the car has a cracked windshield, front-end damage and the driver's side airbag possibly deployed during the collision.
The driver was described as being a Black male of unknown age and his passenger was a Black female.
Any who spots the vehicle is asked to call 911 or Parker police at (303) 841-9800.
