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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A hit-and-run driver crashed into a home and severed a gas line, forcing people out of their homes, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
Evacuations were underway around 5 p.m. Monday for about 15 homes in the area of 9004 W. Coco Dr. An evacuation center was opened at Falcon Bluffs Middle School.
The hit-and-run driver was “fleeing the scene of a motor vehicle accident” when she crashed into the home, according to the Sheriff’s Office. She was taken into custody.
Evacuations were lifted around 6:15 p.m.
No one was reported hurt by the crash.
