DENVER (CBS4)– Police have released the identity of the man believed to have caused a deadly hit-and-run crash over the weekend.
Police say Jonathan Ortiz remains in custody on investigation of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence.
Jonathan Ortiz (credit: Denver Police)
Investigators say Ortiz, 39, was driving a Honda Ridgeline truck who caused a car and motorcycle crash just after midnight on Saturday.
READ MORE: 'Forever Chemicals' Levels In Frisco Drinking Water Would Be Illegal In Three Other States, Residents 'Shocked'Police say the truck sideswiped a car and then collided with a motorcycle on Interstate 25 at Interstate 70. The motorcycle driver was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
MORE NEWS: 'Super Carriers' CU Boulder Study Shows How Asymptomatic People Spread DiseaseOrtiz took off but officers located both the truck and suspect near 46th and York shortly after the crash.
