A woman was killed in a hit-and-run accident on a Colorado interstate highway on New Year’s Day after her rideshare driver forced her out of the vehicle for allegedly getting sick.
According to Thornton police, the woman and her friends got out of the car on the side of northbound I-25 about 11 miles north of Denver after she “became sick in the vehicle” shortly after midnight Sunday. .
The woman then ran onto the highway and was struck from the side by a truck she kept driving, police said.
Another vehicle struck the woman as she lay in the road, but the driver stopped and remained on the scene.
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Adam Wooley was charged with a hit-and-run involving death, and his truck was impounded.
(Thornton Police)
The highway was closed for several hours that morning while authorities investigated the incident.
Adam Wooley, 33, the driver of the truck that struck the woman, turned himself in Monday. He was charged with a hit and run involving death, and his vehicle was impounded.
FILE- Thornton police say the woman ran onto the highway and was struck from the side by a truck that continued to drive after striking the woman.
(Thornton Police)
Police subsequently contacted the rideshare driver, who was fully cooperative. Thornton Police Officer Jesus Mendez told The Denver Post that the rideshare driver is unlikely to face charges.
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FILE- Thornton police say a woman was killed in a hit-and-run accident on a Colorado interstate highway on New Year’s Day after her rideshare driver forced her out of the vehicle for allegedly becoming ill.
(Thornton Police)
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“I know that’s not the cause of the accident,” he said. “It’s not like a vehicle went off the road and hit them. This person came out onto the road and was hit.”
