Aurora Police Searching For Hit-And-Run Driver

AURORA, CO — Police in Aurora are looking for the driver of a car that struck and killed an elderly pedestrian on Wednesday evening, according to media reports. The police on Thursday issued a Medina Alert on the department's Twitter account for the hit-and-run driver, describing her as "possibly a Hispanic female driver who was talking on the phone."

The collision occurred at 6:19 p.m. at the intersection of East Mountview Boulevard and Elmira Street, the police said. They did not release the name or age of the pedestrian on Thursday.

The car in the collision is described as a light-colored sedan, believed to be a 2002-2004 Toyota Camry. The police said the car should have damage on the front right side on the quarter panel and windshield.

The police on Thursday said that it has older damage on the front left corner that was not caused by Wednesday's crash.

The Police Department said it also wants to talk to an African-American woman who witnessed the collision. She was driving a black car that traveled through the accident scene.

The woman "was later seen removing the pedestrian’s cowboy hat from under her car," the police said. She was seen throwing that hat into a trash bin before leaving the area.

A Medina Alert honors the memory of a valet driver who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in 2011, KMGH-TV Denver7 reported.

If you have any leads or information on this collision, please call Agent Steve Chinn with the Aurora Police Department at 303-739-6342. Tipsters can remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a reward by calling Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913 7867 (STOP).