Police Believe Alcohol Involved In Deadly Hit & Run

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4)- One person was killed after a hit and run in Westminster. Investigators believe alcohol may be involved.

The hit and run happened just before 3:30 a.m. at the intersection of 118th Place and Sheridan Boulevard. Police said a maroon SUV with two men inside ran a red light at the intersection and smashed into another car, a white Toyota Corolla sedan, driven by Jenna Breen.

When police officers arrived at the scene of the accident they found Breen, 21, had been ejected from the vehicle. She died at the scene of the accident. Police don't know if she was wearing a seat belt.

Two men in the other vehicle ran away after the accident. Police in Broomfield found the passenger of the suspect vehicle and a Westminster K9 unit found the driver, Viet Quoc Nguyen.

"One fled into Broomfield up Sheridan and Broomfield Police actually apprehended the passenger in the suspect vehicle and our canine team tracked the suspect here in the city," said Westminster Police spokesman Cheri Spottke.

Nguyen has been booked into the Adams County Jail on several charges including vehicular homicide, DUI, failing to remain at the scene of an accident and disobeying a red light.

Officers believe both alcohol and speed were factors in the hit and run. The passenger of the suspect vehicle was not charged in the incident.