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Denver Police Issue Medina Alert For Suspect In New Year's Eve Hit & Run

DENVER (CBS4) - Denver police are searching for a suspect after a man was seriously hurt in a hit-and-run crash on New Year's Eve. Officers were called to West Tenth Avenue and North Newton Street just after 7 p.m.

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DPD issued a Medina Alert for the suspect who fled the scene. The suspect vehicle is described as a dark colored SUV, possibly a Kia Sorento with Colorado license plate OXT-042.

Anyone with information about the hit and run is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

A Medina Alert is typically issued in hit-and-run crashes where there is a death or serious bodily injury and where there is a description of the suspect vehicle including the make, model partial or whole license plate number and possibly a description of the driver.

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