2 pedestrians killed in Denver crash near Empower Field

Two people were killed Saturday night in a crash near Denver s Empower Field police declared The Denver Police Department first posted about the crash on social media at p m Saturday Leaders originally explained two people riding an electric scooter near Federal Boulevard and th Avenue were killed in the crash but later announced the casualties were pedestrians walking in the area according to the post The crash which happened less than half a mile southwest of Empower Field at Mile High and just north of Lakewood Gulch shut down Federal Boulevard between th Avenue and West Holden Place for several hours Saturday night police stated Police stated the driver stayed on scene after the crash Related Articles More people died in police chases in this Denver suburb than in the state s biggest cities Shooting in Denver s Green Valley Ranch kills causes wagon crash Engine of United flight diverted to DIA on Sunday caught fire Teen arrested in Thornton motorcycle crash that killed man injured girl Two injured in crash at Federal Boulevard and th Avenue A three-car crash at that same intersection last Tuesday sent two people to the hospital At least one person was pinned in their car during the Tuesday crash and had to be extricated by Denver Fire Department crews Another pedestrian was killed in January in a hit-and-run just north of where Saturday s crash happened at West Colfax Avenue and Federal Boulevard Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day