A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night on Federal Boulevard near the intersection with 14th Avenue.
The Denver Police Department said the driver stopped after the accident at about 9 p.m.
The victim, identified only as a man in his mid-40s, was headed east across Federal and was not in the crosswalk, police said.
LYONS —
Driver arrested after SUV hits and kills bicyclist
A 69-year-old man was arrested for vehicular homicide and careless driving resulting in death after an accident in Lyons that took the life of a bicyclist Saturday.
A sport utility vehicle was traveling westbound in the eastbound lane of Main Street in Lyons when it struck the 47-year-old bike rider at about 5:11 p.m., authorities said. Patrick Allen Ward has been charged in the death.
Ward was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in December 1975 by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, according to Colorado Bureau of Investigation records.
Authorities have not yet identified the dead man. The Boulder County Coroner’s Office will release the name of the victim after all family members have been notified of the death.
First aid was administered to the cyclist by witnesses immediately after the crash, but he was declared dead at the scene, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.
ASPEN —
Campground trimming aims to keep bears away
A work crew from the Rifle Correctional Center has finished trimming chokecherry and serviceberry shrubs at a campground near Aspen in an attempt to prevent bear encounters this summer.
The U.S. Forest Service banned the use of tents and fabric trailers or campers at the Difficult Campground last May because of problems with bears foraging for food there.
Also last summer, a bear sat on a tent in the night to get at berries, surprising the campers inside.
Kevin Wright, district wildlife manager with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, told the Aspen Daily News the campground is a “fairly notorious site for bear encounters.”
