POLICE DRAGNET NABS SUSPECT, 19, IN HIT & RUN WITH SCOOTER

UPDATE

Acting on a tip, Aurora police tracked down and arrested a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a teenager riding a scooter, officials said Sunday. The driver, who is 19, faces a variety of charges including, leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death - a felony. The scooter rider, age 16, was in the bike lane, police said. Friday night's tragedy occurred at East Wesley Drive and South Dunkirk Street and police asked residents to review their home security and doorbell videos for evidence. There were no witnesses, however, neighbors heard vehicle with a loud exhaust. On Sunday, Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain said: “If not for the critical information provided by local residents and our ability to leverage video technology through the Aurora Police Department’s Real-Time Information Center, this very well could have been a case of another life lost without justice.” Officials provided a detailed account of the investigation: "Two community teenagers contacted Aurora police after seeing reports of the crash in the local media. The teens provided a detailed description of the suspect vehicle, which they said they observed speeding through the neighborhood about the time of the crash. "The vehicle description was relayed to officers assigned to the Real-Time Information Center, who leveraged MESH and Flock camera technology to confirm the suspect vehicle was a blue 2014 Dodge Charger. Officers used camera technology to backtrack the Charger’s direction of travel, determining it left the city of Aurora and entered Denver after the crash. "Patrol and traffic officers and investigators launched an exhaustive search for the vehicle, ultimately locating it abandoned in a parking lot of a Denver apartment complex. Officers determined the vehicle was registered to an Aurora address. Detectives responded to that address where they located and arrested the suspect."