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Three killed in Denver metro motorcycle crashes over the weekend

Two crashes in Aurora, one in Denver since Friday night

DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 10: Denver Post reporter Katie Langford. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
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One person was killed after a motorcycle crashed into a sedan near Aurora’s Fitzsimons neighborhood Sunday afternoon, the third fatal motorcycle crash in the Denver metro since Friday night.

Officers responded to the crash after a motorcycle headed north on North Peoria Street crashed into a sedan turning left from northbound North Peoria Street onto westbound East 23rd Avenue, according to the

The motorcycle driver, a man, was pronounced dead at the hospital. The motorcycle’s speed is believed to be a factor in the crash, Aurora police said in a news release.

The man will be identified by the Adams County Coroner’s Office.

A woman driving a motorcycle was killed on Aurora’s Smoky Hill Road around 8:30 p.m. Friday after losing control and crashing into the guardrail, according to Aurora police. Speed was also considered a factor in that crash.

Less than eight hours later, one person died after a crash between a motorcycle and a car early Saturday morning in Denver’s Union Station neighborhood.

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