AURORA — Aurora police are investigating what appears to be a botched high-speed race that ended with two men being airlifted to the hospital tonight.
Initial investigations suggest that at about 6 p.m., a yellow Chevrolet Cobalt was racing another vehicle on southbound Aurora Parkway when the Cobalt smashed into a Honda Civic, said Sgt. Craig Baumfalk, a spokesperson for the Aurora Police Department.
The Civic, which was traveling north on Aurora Parkway, was hit while trying to make a left hand turn onto East Commons Avenue. The impact tossed both cars into the southwest corner of the intersection, leaving a heap of twisted yellow and silver metal.
Both drivers were men and the only people in the cars. The two, who have not been identified, were airlifted to nearby hospitals and rushed into surgery, Baumfalk said.
Their conditions were not immediately available.
Police are looking for the vehicle the Colbalt was racing. At this time police do not have a description of that vehicle.
Aurora Parkway, which had heavy traffic at the time of the accident, was closed for several hours while police investigated the sight.
Both the driver of the Cobalt and the driver of the car he was racing could face vehicular assault charges.
Baumfalk said street racing is rare in the area.
“We are more familuar with it up north, but it’s calmed down,” Baumfalk said.
Don Dorrough, who lives near the intersection, says it can be difficult to navigate. Motorists often zip through the 45 mph zone at 60 mph or more.
