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Elizabeth Hernandez in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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A suspect remains on the loose after a Sunday night hit-and-run that left a Denver pedestrian seriously injured.

Around 6:25 p.m., a vehicle without headlights on was traveling southbound on Franklin Street in Denver “at a high rate of speed,” Colorado State Patrol spokesman Nate Reid said Wednesday.

A pedestrian, Isaac Wak Wak, 71, was crossing Franklin Street to get to his car when the vehicle skidded for about 30 feet and struck Wak Wak, Reid said.

The vehicle then fled the scene.

Wak Wak was taken to Denver Health Medical Center with serious injuries, state patrol said.

Witnesses described the vehicle as a black, sporty sedan with a spoiler, Reid said. Witnesses did not identify a license plate number.

Anyone with information about the hit-and-run can call Colorado State Patrol dispatch at 303-239-4501 using the reference case number: 1D150420.

Elizabeth Hernandez: 303-954-1223, ehernandez@denverpost.com or

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