CYCLIST DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY CAR

A bicyclist hit by a car Monday night in River North has died, Denver police tweeted.

The victim, a 31-year-old male, was transported to a hospital with serious injuries after he was hit at the intersection of 38th Street and Brighton Boulevard, police spokesman Doug Schepman said.

The cyclist was heading eastbound on 38th Street in the roadway when he rode through a red light and collided with the vehicle, Schepman said. There were independent witnesses at the intersection at the time, he said.

The driver, an unidentified male, stayed at the scene after the crash and is not facing charges at this time, Schepman said.

The death comes as the Denver cycling community has been rattled by a rash of recent accidents. Four bicyclists were killed on the Front Range in July, including two in Denver.

The number of cyclist deaths in 2018 were the most in Denver since 2013.

The cyclist community took to the streets this past summer, protesting and advocating for safer biking conditions in Denver.

Northglenn HS student arrested after bringing in weapon.

A student at Northglenn High School was taken into custody Tuesday morning after bringing a weapon into the school, police said on Facebook.

The school went into a hold and lockout — which meant students remained in their classes and were not walking around the campus. No one was allowed in or out of the building.

At 12:45 p.m., the school said on Facebook that the hold and lockout had been lifted and that the school day would continue on a modified schedule with normal dismissal.

“It has been determined that there is no threat of violence directed towards the school at this time,” Northglenn school officials said.

School administration received a tip that someone in the school had a weapon, the school said on Facebook. Police confirmed the student possessed a weapon and took him into custody, the statement said.

Wintry blast to close Trail Ridge Road.

Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park will be closed, at least temporarily, by upcoming wintry weather, park officials said.

The road, which traverses the park from Estes Park to Grand Lake — a 48-mile span — will close at 6 p.m. Wednesday as a winter storm moves into Colorado from the north. Park officials announced the temporary closure in a Tuesday news release.

Heavy snow and strong winds, with a low temperature of 8 degrees, are expected in the park overnight Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Thursday’s high temperature in the Deer Ridge section of the park is expected to be 9 degrees, with a 90% chance of snow. Overnight Thursday, there’s a 50% chance of snow, with the temperature dropping to minus-2 degrees.

New snow accumulation overnight Wednesday is expected to be up to 7 inches, with up to an additional 10 inches Thursday, according to the weather service.

Park officials expect snow to start falling at about midnight on Wednesday, according to the news release. Trail Ridge Road will shut down at Many Parks Curve on the east side and at Colorado River Trailhead on the west side.

The Alpine Visitor Center in the park closed for the season at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The Trail Ridge Store will close for the season at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Littleton man identified as pilot of plane that crashed.

A 29-year-old Littleton man was identified Tuesday as the pilot of a Colorado-based plane that went missing in New Mexico last month.

Nicholas Peterson and a still-unknown passenger went missing Sept. 26, last seen taking off from Santa Fe Airport, New Mexico State Police said in a news release. Air traffic control quickly lost contact with the plane, a single-engine four-seater registered to American Aircraft Brokers in Englewood.

Search and rescue teams eventually found the plane Sept. 30 in the Pecos Wilderness after three days of intensive searching.

The Office of Medical Investigator is working to identify the passenger, state police said.

Suspect arrested in shooting death.

A suspect has been arrested in the shooting death of a 36-year-old man in Denver, police said.

Tashaun Garrett, 29, has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in the Sept. 13 shooting death of David Barela, police said.

Barela was shot dead as he was driving near the intersection of East 21st Avenue and York Street, police said.

The arrest affidavit in the case is sealed, police said.