A man who fatally hit a Denver pedestrian and fled the scene last August was sentenced Monday to five years in prison, according to court records.
Calistro Ortega-Uribe, 50, took a deal and pleaded guilty in February to attempting to leave the scene of an accident involving death, Denver District Court records show. The deal dropped two felony charges, vehicular homicide by DUI and leaving the scene of an accident involving death, from his case.
Ortega-Uribe was arrested after hitting a pedestrian in the 3600 block of North Quebec Street on Aug. 16, 2025, and fleeing the scene, Denver police said. The block is near where Quebec intersects with Interstate 70.
The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner identified the pedestrian as 59-year-old Nicholas Teegarden. The man died from blunt force injuries sustained in the crash, and his death was ruled an accident, .
