DENVER — A driver accused of leaving the scene of a hit-and-run in Denver’s Lincoln Park neighborhood early Sunday morning has been arrested, police said Tuesday.

In a post on the social media site X, formerly Twitter, police said the driver and vehicle involved in the hit-and-run had been found and arrested by police Tuesday morning.

The driver – who has not been identified – was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury.

The hit-and-run happened around 12:51 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of W. 14th Ave. and N. Mariposa St.

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A warm start to the week is making way for cooler temperatures and scattered rain showers on Tuesday in Denver, according to the National Service Service in Boulder.

The day’s weather forecast calls for partly sunny skies with a high of about 62 degrees, followed by a slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Wind gusts get could as high as 18 mph.

Temperatures at night are likely to get as low as 43 degrees, with showers and most of the showers and thunderstorms expected before 10 p.m., bringing mostly cloudy skies.

Forecasters predict the rainfall will be light, and the mountains will see showers and isolated storms in the afternoon, though the mountaintops could potentially get a couple of inches of snow, according to the area’s hazardous weather outlook.

The rain showers will head east to the Interstate 25 corridor and the plains in the later afternoon and evening, according to the weather service.

Wednesday is expected to see warmer temperatures again, though spring thunderstorms and showers will likely make a return Thursday and into the weekend.

Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets takes a step before stepping back and hitting the game-winning shot over Anthony Davis (3) of the Los Angeles Lakers during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 101-99 win at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, April 22, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)