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.
Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867). You can text to CRIMES (274637) then title DMCS and enter your message or send an e-mail to metro-denvercrimestoppers.com. If the information you provide leads to the arrest and charging of a wanted individual, you can receive a cash reward up to $2,000.