Avon police investigating fatal hit and run on Highway 6
Police and coroner's office working to notify next of kin
On Tuesday evening, a pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run accident on Highway 6 in Avon, near Stonebridge Drive. The Avon Police Department is investigating the incident as vehicular homicide.
The Avon Police Department is “conducting a very extensive and intensive investigation,” into the accident, said Avon Chief of Police Greg Daly.
Avon police are “looking at every avenue of possible information that we could get for vehicles that were traveling in that area,” Daly said.
As of 4 p.m. on March 6, the victim has not been officially identified. The Avon Police Department has made a tentative identification using information that was on the body.
The identifying information, combined with the absence of a missing persons report, indicated that the person “may have been visiting the area,” Daly said.
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No identification information will be released until next of kin are notified.
The Vail Public Safety Communications Center received a 911 call at 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday from a motorist driving by that a male party was lying on the side of eastbound Highway 6. First responders attempted to resuscitate the man, but he was declared dead on the scene.
Avon police spent about six hours on site, documenting the scene with aerial photographs taken from a ladder truck and a drone. Troopers from the vehicle crimes unit of the Colorado State Patrol also assisted in the investigation.
Avon officers and detectives are examining security footage from a variety of locations, including ECO bus and dashcam footage, and analyzing evidence recovered from the crime scene.
On the morning of March 6, Avon police officers created an investigation whiteboard with details of the incident and leads to follow.
The Avon Police Department and Eagle County Coroner’s Office are collaborating with local law enforcement at the out-of-state residence believed to be the residence of the person to notify the next of kin.
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Those with any information about the accident are encouraged to contact the Avon Police Department.
“We are appealing to any members of the public that may have been driving in that stretch either eastbound or westbound between 6:30 p.m. and 6:50 p.m.,” Daly said, adding that dashcam footage taken from the area is particularly useful.
To share information regarding this incident with the Avon police, call 970-479-2201 and ask for an Avon Police Officer.
