Additional Victims Sought in Hit and Run Traffic Crashes
BOULDER, Colo. – Boulder Police are looking for additional victims after several cars were hit yesterday by a driver suspected of being under the influence.
At approximately 4:50 p.m. on Monday, May 19, officers were called to the area of 14th and Pearl for a report of a vehicle that had struck a parked truck. Within minutes, a second call came in that the same vehicle struck a moving car at 14th and Walnut Street and left the scene.
Officers searched the area but did not find the driver.
At 5:26 p.m. a third call came in that the driver of the same vehicle— a blue 2015 Hyundai Sonata with Texas plates—had collided with a vehicle stopped at a traffic light at Arapahoe Avenue and Folsom.
At 5:34 p.m., a fourth call came in that the same driver collided with a vehicle stopped at a traffic light at Canyon and 15th.
At 5:43 p.m., a fifth call came in that the same driver ran a stop sign and struck a vehicle in the intersection of Canyon and 4th Street.
Thankfully there were no injuries in any of these crashes and the suspect, Molly Tucker, 28, was arrested at the scene on the below charges:
- Five counts of failure to present evidence of insurance,
- Four counts of reckless driving,
- Four counts of failing to remain at scene after damaging another vehicle,
- Careless driving,
- Leaving the scene of an accident without providing required information, and
- Driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs or both.
Traffic officers are looking for any additional victims whose cars may have been struck between 4:50 and 5:43 p.m. in this area.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Crash Investigations Specialist Joe Fischer at (303) 503-0406 or FischerJ@bouldercolorado.gov regarding case 25-04612.
As in every criminal case, these charges are an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty.
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