the victim has been identified as 51-year-old cindy augustine of aurora. now authorities are still searching for the driver who family. >> shock, disbelief. loss. >> reporter: a family is in mourning after the tragic loss of cindy augustine, an aurora woman struck ask killed off i- 76 in brighton by a hit-and-run driver. >> hear that she was hit by a car, or the car didn't stop, it's -- you know, it's something i can't even imagine. >> reporter: her cousin, also a close friend of cindy, who grew up with her in wisconsin, said cindy mauv her love of life, adventure, and the outdoor. >> she ran a new york marathon a few years ago. she was very health conscious. liked to run, liked to be outside. hiking was one of her favorite things to do. >> reporter: she was shocked to learn of cindy's sudden death that leaves many questions unanswered. police believe she first struck bushes. 911 then recalled two calls about a woman walking along the interstate, but police couldn't find her. then at 6:20 a.m., another driver called to report a body lying on the side of th

. >> reporter: a family is in mourning after the tragic loss of cindy augustine, an aurora woman struck and killed off i- 76 in brighton by a hit and run driver. >> to hear that a car, the car didn't stop ... you know, it is something i can't imagine. >> reporter: her cousin kathy, also a close friend to cindy who grew up with her in wisconsin says she moved to colorado 15 years ago for her love of life and the outdoors. >> she ran in the marathon. she was always very health conscious. things to do. >> reporter: she was shocked to learn of cindy's sudden death that leaves many questions unanswered. police believe she first struck this pole, drove off i-76 into the ditch and crashed in the bushes. 911 received two calls from early morning drivers reporting a woman walking along the interstate. then police couldn't find her. then another driver called to report a body lying on the side of the road. it s police believe a motorist struck her and didn't stop. >> very, very heartless. she would give you the shirt off her back. >> reporter: and her cousin is outraged that whoever hit cindy did

last >>> police want to talk to the driver of a pickup truck who was at this scene. 51-year-old cindy augustin crashed her suv off i-76 in 136th last friday morning. she then started walking along the interstate where she was killed. witnesses told police they saw a driver checking his front passenger side for damage shortly after that woman was hit. the man was driving a dark-colored extended cab pickup. being remembered for her generosity after she died saving her young son. chelsea russell was vacationing with her family at lake powell near the utah/arizona border tuesday. her son fell from a boat without a lifejacket. she jumped in and used her chest to keep the boy above the water, but she was unconscious when pulled from the water. she was a prominent natural resources attorney. her coworkers told us they're not surprised by her >> she was a better mom than any other mom i've ever known, including myself. and she would have done anything for her kids. >> her colleagues say russell died of heart failure. she also leaves behind a 5-year-old daughter. >>> happening now, the search for a bur

spotted by a passer by early yesterday morning here along i-76, she was identified as 51-year-old cindy augustine of aurora. we spoke with family members who are devastated over her death. >> shock. disbelief. loss. >> reporter: a family is in mourning after the tragic an aurora woman struck and killed by a hit and run driver in brighton. >> to hear she was hit by a car and the car didn't stop ... it is something i cannot even imagine. >> reporter: her cousin kathy hinkfiss, also a close friend to cindy who grew up with more in wisconsin says she moved to colorado for her love of life marathon. she was always very health conscious. liked to run. liked to be outside. hiking was one of her favorite things to do. >> reporter: she was shocked to learn of cindy's sudden death that leaves many questions unanswered. police believe she first struck this pole, drove off i-76 into the ditch, and crashed into the bushes. 911 received two calls from early morning drives reporting a woman walking along the interstate. but police could then at 6:20 a.m., another driver called to report a body lying on the side

he is 51 -year-old cindy augustine of a aurora. police trying to piece together what may have led to her death here on i 76. here is what police believe happened. she somehow around 4:00 a.m. a short him later, two separate people called police about a woman walking along the interstate, but officers were unable to locate her. just after 6:00, police received another call, this time a passing driver saw what appeared to be a person laying on the shoulder of the highway. arriving officers discovered the deceased woman. a half mile from where her body was found, they spotted what was believed to be her suv ditched highway. police say they believe the woman crashed, left her car, walking along the highway and was struck by another driver who left the scene. this morning my colleague spoke with brighton police who explained the time i'm at reunions. >> we received calls of a person wanting on the highway at about 4:25 and 4:54 this morning. officers responded and they were able to locate anyone. at about 6:20 we were received a call th

cindy augustine crashed her suv out by 76th and 136th. she then started walking along the interstate where she was hit and killed. witnesses told police they saw a driver checking the front passenger side for damage after she was extended cab pickup. >>> the hard-luck a-line train to dia had another problem and caused a 30-minute delay for riders heading to the airport, after another delay at 5:45 this morning. trains were delayed up to 25 minutes then. >>> a reminder tonight to watch what you leave in your car even in our partial parks. investigators released this picture of a buying stolen credit cards. someone stole credit cards inside rocky mountain national park, in a park lot. >>> every monument, historic site through the country is free cbsdenver.com. >>> check out all the snow on independence pass! and as copter 4 zooms in on mt. evans today, you could see all the snow that fell on that famous 14er over the past couple of days. >> i think bet. as we look to the west, showers and thunderstorms continue, as this moisture flow does.

cindy augustine was killed in the crash. brighton police say she was involved in the crash and was hit when she got out of her car near 136. police want to hear from you if you saw anything. >>> a paraglider seriously hurt the crash site only accessible by foot so rescue crews had to hike to reach the 50-year-old pilot. he was found alive. forward-looking statements and ntsb are investigating the cause of the crash. >>> this is the man the fbi says rob day keybank around castle 3 pines yesterday morning. he wore this fake beard as a disguise. he walked to the bank, handed the teller a note and threatened to shoot bank employees. he got away police say he is in his 20s with a dimple on his nose and his upper left ear is pierced.>>> a car fire nearly destroyed this garage on north detroit near 12th and fillmore. it started around 7:30 pm. it did not spread to the home and nobody was hurt. >>> people affected by the beaver creek fire near the colorado-wyommng border can now go home. yesterday. the fire has burned close to 50% c

the victim has been as 51-year-old cindy augustine. melissa garcia spoke with augustines family. >> shock, disbelief, loss. >> reporter: a team is in mourning after the tragic loss of cindy a gus stone, who was killed by a hit-and-run driver. >> to hear that she was hit by a car, the car didn't stop, it's -- you know, its something kathy, also a close a friend of cindy, who grew up with her in wisconsin, said that cindy moved to colorado a decade ago for her love of life and the great outdoors. >> she ran a marathon. she was always very health conscious. liked to run. liked to be outside. hiking was one of her favorite things to do. >> reporter: she was shocked to learn of cindy's su questions unanswered. police believe she first struck this poll and crash ared into the bushes. 911 received two calls from early morning drivers reporting a woman walking along the interstate, but police could aren't find her, and then at 6:20 a.m. another driver called to report a body lying on the side of the road. it was cindy, and she was dead. police

strange and run in brighton, police now want to talk with the driver of a pickup truck 51-year-old cindy augustine pastor suv off of interstate 76 and 136th last friday morning and she then started walking along the interstate where she was hit and killed witnesses told police they saw a driver checking his front passenger side the damage a short time after she was hit and he was in a dark-colored extended cab pickup. >>> is coming up will show you how these resourceful castaways were rescued by the navy. ,, technology is useful. i just bought a book. and while i was telling you about the book, i downloaded a song. oh, and full disclosure, when we were just chatting about that song thing, someone arranged a date. guilty. the point is, life is digital. so, carmax, created a site where you can reserve a car online. your car will be waiting. just another thing to make buying a car better for you... reads this tweet that i just posted. oh, that appears to be trending. >>> a breakingnews tonight, seven people were rushed to the hospital after a bad crash in parker, three cars sunday motorcycle were inv