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Teen arrested in connection with fatal I-25 hit-and-run

A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal Aug. 30 hit-and-run on I-25.

Greenwood Village Police announced the arrest of Luis Enrique-Pena of Westminster on Thursday.

The 19-year-old faces charges of vehicular homicide due to reckless driving, a hit-and-run involving serious injury or death and driving with a revoked license.

The crash, which involved two vehicles, occurred around 2:27 a.m. Aug. 30 north of East Orchard Road, according to Greenwood Village Police.

Officers found an unresponsive adult male driver when they arrived at the scene. Despite life-saving efforts, the man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Northbound I-25 was closed between the Orchard Road and East Belleview Avenue exits until around 8 a.m. following the crash, police said.

Enrique-Pena was being held at the Arapahoe County Detention Center as of Thursday.



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