Man lying on Colorado road is run over by police SUV, dies

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Tuesday, authorities confirmed the death of a man who was lying on a road in Aurora, Colo. after being run over by a police vehicle.

Monday night, the unidentified 37-year-old man from Salt Lake City was hit by an Aurora Police Department officer driving a fully-marked police SVU, per a statement from the Colorado State Patrol.

He was pronounced dead at the scene and had been wearing dark clothes. He had been seen drunk at a nearby store before his passing, per a statement from the state patrol. The CSP is investigating the crash.

The police officer driving the vehicle was on duty but not responding to a call when the man was run over, the state patrol said. The officer, who was not identified, requested medical help after hitting the man, the statement said.