A late-night crash in Aurora involving a stolen motorcycle killed a man and sent a woman to the hospital, police said.
Aurora officers responded to the fatal crash near East Iliff Avenue and South Idalia Street at 11:49 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the police department. That intersection is on the edge of Aurora’s .
An unidentified man and woman were riding a motorcycle that had been reported stolen west on East Iliff Avenue when they were hit by an eastbound Honda CR-V turning left onto South Idalia Street, police said.
Paramedics took both motorcycle riders to the hospital, where the man later died. He will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.
As of Sunday morning, the woman injured in the crash remained hospitalized, police said.
The Honda driver fled the scene, and investigators later found the unoccupied car abandoned a short distance away from the crash, police said. No suspects had been publicly identified or arrested as of Sunday.
The crash remains under investigation, but police said speed may have been a factor.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
