Denver police investigate serious-injury crash involving scooter rider near 15th and Platte
Police reported serious injuries and expected delays after the Aug. 5 crash but have not released the people’s names, crash details or later updates on their conditions.
Denver police were investigating a crash involving a motorist and a scooter rider near 15th and Platte streets on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Police reported serious injuries and warned of delays in the area.
The Denver Police Department’s traffic alert was posted at 3:09 p.m. MDT. Police did not provide an exact crash time; KDVR reported that the collision occurred Wednesday afternoon.
Police have not identified either person or released details about how the crash happened, who had the right of way or what vehicles were involved. No later update on either person’s condition was available, and police did not announce a citation, arrest or other enforcement action.
The alert did not specify which lanes or streets were restricted or when delays ended. It also differs from a separate Aug. 3 Denver police alert about serious injuries in a crash involving a motorist and a stand-up electric-scooter operator near West 17th Avenue and North Wolff Street. The alerts identify different dates and locations; no reviewed police record linked the incidents.