Hit & Run Accident Lawyer in Aurora, CO
The driver fled; your recovery doesn't have to. Lionheart Injury Law wins maximum compensation for hit and run victims in Aurora.
Start Your Free Case ReviewRecent Results
What Can You Recover After an Aurora Hit & Run?
Most serious hit and run cases we take resolve between $100,000 and $1 million, and stacked policies can multiply the coverage. A fleeing driver counts as uninsured, which unlocks your UM coverage even if they are never found.
We prepare every case for trial from day one, and insurers know it. That is why our settlements come in bigger and faster. And so far, we are undefeated.
With us, you speak directly with your attorney, and our RN Medical Director manages your medical care from day one, insurance or no insurance. There's no fee unless we win. Contact us now for a free consultation.
Why Hit & Run Cases Are Different
Your claim usually runs through your own policy's uninsured motorist coverage (C.R.S. § 10-4-609), which means the adjuster working against you is your own insurer's. UM claims are fought like defense files: corroboration demands for phantom-vehicle claims, fault arguments, lowballs. Colorado's answer is the unreasonable-delay statute (C.R.S. § 10-3-1116): an insurer that stalls or shorts a UM claim owes two times the covered benefit plus attorney fees. The full UM playbook is explained in our hit and run recovery guide; it applies to every Aurora claim we bring.
Aurora's Hit & Run Problem
The pattern concentrates where uninsured driving and nighttime traffic overlap: East Colfax, where pedestrians are the most frequent victims, Havana, Mississippi, and Peoria, and the apartment-district lots where parked-car swipes escalate into injury crashes. Aurora police work these cases with the Medina Alert program (suspect-vehicle broadcasts to taxis, buses, and billboards) and the city's growing camera coverage. Paint transfer, debris, and a partial plate are enough to find a surprising number of fleeing drivers, which is why the first days of scene work matter so much. Once the driver is found, the case becomes an car accident playbook with aggravating facts attached.
How We Build an Aurora Hit & Run Case
Two tracks at once. Find the driver: camera canvass (businesses, doorbells, transit), witness statements, vehicle debris analysis, and coordination with APD's investigation. Perfect the UM claim: prompt notice, corroborating evidence assembled, complete medical documentation, and no recorded statement until we're involved. If your insurer treats you like an adversary anyway, the bad-faith statute becomes part of the claim.
What Types of Damages Are Available?
Under HB24-1472, non-economic damages are capped at $1.5 million (2025); economic damages and physical impairment damages are uncapped, and a fatal crash carries the $2,125,000 wrongful death cap. A found hit-and-run driver faces exemplary damages under C.R.S. § 13-21-102, fleeing the scene is exactly the willful conduct the statute punishes. And multiple UM policies in a household can apply to one crash; finding all of them is part of the job.
Venue, Deadlines, and Whether Your Case Goes to Trial
Three years to file (C.R.S. § 13-80-101), but your UM policy's notice requirements run immediately and camera footage disappears in days. Venue for a filed case is Arapahoe County District Court for most of Aurora. UM disputes get arbitrated or tried like any injury case, and insurers track which firms will actually do it. We will.
Talk to an Aurora Hit & Run Accident Lawyer
Free consultation, no fee unless we win. We serve all of Aurora from our office minutes west of the city line.
Get a Free Case Review Call 720-763-5207Get a FREE Case Evaluation Today
We're here to help, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week