Denver Police Continue Investigating Deadly Hit & Run That Claimed Life Of Joaquin Romero
DENVER (CBS4) - Denver police continue investigating a deadly hit-and-run that claimed the life of Joaquin Romero. The 35-year-old boxing coach was killed on Sunday morning by a hit-and-run driver.
On Monday, someone called detectives saying they saw the suspect vehicle. The driver had led officers on a chase and is accused of crashing into a police vehicle.
Omar Delgado, 23, is in police custody on investigation of motor vehicle theft and vehicular eluding. Police have not connected him to the deadly hit-and-run.
UPDATE: A vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle has been located and investigators are checking to determine if this vehicle was involved in the crash. https://t.co/DmsmIgWIVt
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