Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Colfax Avenue in Denver

Denver police are investigating a fat hit-and-run crash on the east side of town that killed a pedestrian early Monday morning.

The department announced the incident on X shortly before 1 a.m., saying a pedestrian had been struck and killed in the area of East Colfax Avenue and Trenton Street in Denver.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and delays in the area were expected as an investigation was launched.