March 10, 2005
Contact: Lynn
Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
UPDATE ON 2004 HIT/RUN CASE
On July 25, 2004 a fatal hit and run crash occurred in the 500
block of east 19th Avenue in which 27-year-old Travis
Kubiak was killed and Rebecca Zimmerman (now 27 years old) was
seriously injured.
The investigation by Denver police detectives has been ongoing
since July 2004 and recently resulted in the arrest of Gerald L.
Brown (DOB: 6-26-63) in Wichita, Kansas last month, thanks in
part to a Crime-Stoppers tip and the continued efforts of the
lead detective. Brown was taken into custody on February 9,
2005 at a relative’s home in Wichita.
The Denver District Attorney’s Office filed an “at-large
warrant” charging Brown with two felony counts the following
day, February 10, 2005. He is charged with leaving the scene
of an accident resulting in death (F4) and leaving the
scene of an accident causing serious bodily injury (F5).
The charges allege that Brown was eastbound on 19th
Avenue at about 1:40 a.m. on July 25, 2005 when he hit two
pedestrians, Kubiak and Zimmerman, in the 500 block east. The
charges further allege that he did not remain at the scene.
Brown waived extradition on February 11, 2005 and was in custody
in the Denver on February 20, 2005. He is scheduled for a
preliminary hearing on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. in
Denver County Court, room 472W. The investigation is still
continuing.
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