AURORA, Colo. — A motorcyclist died two days after he was struck by a driver near the Town Center at Aurora shopping mall on Friday.

Around 4:26 p.m. that afternoon, officers with the Aurora Police Department responded to a crash along the 400 block of S. Abilene Street, on the southwest side of the Town Center at Aurora shopping mall.

Based on their investigation, police said a man had been riding a motorcycle northbound on S. Abilene Street when he was hit by the driver of a Honda SUV, which was turning left out of the mall parking lot.

Both the driver and motorcyclist were transported to a local hospital.

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The motorcyclist died of his injuries on Sunday afternoon, police said. The driver was treated and released. Neither has been identified as of Tuesday morning.

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Police said they are investigating the driver’s left turn violation as a possible contributing factor to the crash, as well as the motorcyclist’s speed. However, the crash remains under investigation.

This is the 45th traffic-related fatality in 2023 in Aurora.

Anybody with information on this crash is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.