All lanes of Havana Street in Aurora are closed Saturday morning after a car struck and downed a section of powerlines — causing a power outage — before fleeing the scene.
Havana Street closed between Del Mar Parkway and East 10th Street after the crash happened around 4:00 a.m., according to the Aurora Police Department.
A description of the suspect vehicle and an estimated time for when the road would reopen was not available Saturday morning.
As of 9:45 a.m., Xcel Energy reported that 559 Aurora homes in the area of the crash didn’t have power.
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According to the energy outlet, the outage started around 4:10 a.m. and is expected to be resolved by 2:45 p.m.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 or online at metrodenvercrimestoppers.com.
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