Brenda Rosales-Montoya Busted in Fatal Colfax-Fox Hit-and-Run

Original post with new photos: The number of hit-and-runs in Denver continues to increase -- and the latest one, which took place yesterday and led to the arrest of Brenda Rosales-Montoya, thirty -- left a victim dead. Details below. See also: Alton Kirkland Admits to Hitting and Running in Fatal...

By Michael Roberts

February 9, 2015

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Original post with new photos: The number of hit-and-runs in Denver continues to increase -- and the latest one, which took place yesterday and led to the arrest of Brenda Rosales-Montoya, thirty -- left a victim dead. Details below.

A Denver Police Department tweet about the incident went out at 2:31 a.m. on Sunday, February 8. It reads:

#Headsup: Auto vs Pedestrian Hit & Run accident at Colfax & Fox. 1 party transported w/ SBI. No road closures at this time. #DPD
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) February 8, 2015

The DPD followed less than twenty minutes later with this grim update:

UPDATE: Auto/Pedestrian hit/ run accident on Colfax and Fox has been declared a fatality. Cont....
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) February 8, 2015

Here's an interactive graphic showing the area near the crash site. If you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map."

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By 3:36 a.m., the DPD had put out an alert for a specific vehicle, complete with license plate number:

UPDATE:#DPD is looking for a Black Dodge Journey (244GQU) with front end damage involved in the Hit/Run auto/Ped accident at Colfax & Fox.
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) February 8, 2015

We don't know at this point if a witness saw the crash and recorded the license plate number of the vehicle that fled the scene or if surveillance footage in the area caught a glimpse of the ride in question. However, the results were made clear by this tweet, from 8:14 a.m.:

UPDATE: Vehicle in Hit/Run accident at Colfax & Fox has been recovered and driver is in custody, identified as 30yo Brenda Rosales-Montoya.
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) February 8, 2015

At this writing, the department has not released a booking photo for Rosales-Montoya, and neither has the victim been identified, pending next-of-kin notification.

Look below to see a larger version of her booking photo.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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