A pedestrian was struck and killed in downtown Denver early Sunday morning near the 16th Street Mall and a man was arrested hours later and just three blocks away in connection with the hit-and-run crash.

The crash happened around 2:15 a.m. at 16th and Market streets, according to Denver police. Investigators initially didn't have any information about the suspect, but just before 10 a.m., DPD announced 27-year-old Milton McBride was arrested near 17th and Wazee streets.

The intersection of 16th and Market streets in downtown Denver is seen on Sunday, Oct. 26, hours after a deadly hit-and-run crash killed a pedestrian, according to Denver police. CBS

McBride is being held on suspicion of vehicular homicide, but formal charges will be determined by the Denver District Attorney's Office

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