A male was in the roadway at Jackson and Main streets after being struck by a vehicle. He's now up and walking. Mercy medics and city fire are on scene. The driver fled eastbound in a dark blue or tan Ford Explorer, and he is said to be white with dark hair and wearing sweatshirt. Police are looking for the vehicle now.
UPDATE 2:07 p.m.: Police are out with a vehicle matching that description at T.F. Brown's.
UPDATE 2:08 p.m.: Police are clear of that vehicle, and still looking for the Explorer. Now the driver is said to have "darker skin" and curly hair.
UPDATE 2:11 p.m.: Fire and medics are back in service.
a dark blue OR tan
a dark blue OR tan vehicle?....how do you get those two colors confused
The bicyclist recalled it as
The bicyclist recalled it as tan, but a witness said it was dark blue. And the white guy was subsequently described as having darker skin. Such incidents happen so fast, it's not uncommon for the details to be described so differently, which makes good police work all the more important.
The problem of
The problem of witnesses
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2011/12/14/if-you-cant-notice-a-…
Maybe it's just me but, if I
Maybe it's just me but, if I were to be struck by a vehicle I'd be a little fuzzy about the important details myself.
Glad this guy is not seriously injured.
Our laws for fleeing the scene of an accident with injuries are not tough enough.