Florida hit and run - OUCH!
05-16-17, 04:52 PM
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Florida hit and run - OUCH!
FHP seeks hit-and-run driver seen on video swerving and striking a bicyclist, 14, in Pasco | Tampa Bay Times
The kid was very lucky!
Highway Patrol seeking help finding the gold Ford Expedition plate # GYC T99
The kid was very lucky!
Highway Patrol seeking help finding the gold Ford Expedition plate # GYC T99
05-16-17, 05:06 PM
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Hopefully, the police have someone waiting at the owner's house.
Of course, if the car is reported stolen, it's another story.
Of course, if the car is reported stolen, it's another story.
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05-16-17, 05:32 PM
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Pretty extraordinary footage. Glad both kids somehow missed being run over (under the tires).
05-16-17, 06:03 PM
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Local chop shops?
Barbecued car on the beach?
With all the cell phones, I'm surprised someone didn't follow the car until the police caught up. I thought that might be what the car that drove through the accident scene a few seconds after the accident might have been doing.
Barbecued car on the beach?
With all the cell phones, I'm surprised someone didn't follow the car until the police caught up. I thought that might be what the car that drove through the accident scene a few seconds after the accident might have been doing.
05-16-17, 08:50 PM
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These days, it should be easy enough to disprove a false report of stolen car. Just see where the owners and all authorized users cell phones pinged at the time of the Hit&Run.
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For example, I rarely take my cell phone with me when I leave home. I have it mainly as a cheaper land line, and take it with me ONLY when I have a specific reason to do so.
Of course, if the owner bears a resemblance to the desciption of the driver, and other evidence can place him in the car then it should be possible to connect the dots.
But there's always the possibility that the car WAS stolen, which may be why the driver couldn't hang around.
We can speculate forever, but I just as soon let the local police do their jobs and wait to hear how it all pans out.
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05-16-17, 09:18 PM
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That's IF the owner had his cell phone with him (assuming he was driving), and IF he doesn't claim he had left the cell phone in the console the night before and it s stolen with the car. Putting a phone in the car at the time of the crime, isn't the same as putting a person in the car.
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And, yes, I am more the exception than the rule in being happy to be unconnected as much as practical. I suspect it's partly my age and being used to being disconnected for most of my life. The other part is that having had my own business and needing to be available to others almost 24/7, I relish being off the leash an a way that most people couldn't imagine.
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SUV reported stolen. 2 suspects named:
FHP: Two sought for questioning after stolen SUV strikes Pasco bicyclist, 14, in hit-and-run | Tampa Bay Times
FHP: Two sought for questioning after stolen SUV strikes Pasco bicyclist, 14, in hit-and-run | Tampa Bay Times
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you figure a car thief knows how to drive a car. maybe it was a stick & they didn't know, or forgot how to hit the clutch for a stop?
05-17-17, 02:50 PM
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It looks like the SUV involved in the hit & run (can't quite call it an accident) has showed up. I'm surprised it wasn't torched.
SUV believed to have been involved in Pasco hit-and-run involving teen on bike located | WFLA.com
I presume most of the damage was due to hitting stuff other than the kid.
SUV believed to have been involved in Pasco hit-and-run involving teen on bike located | WFLA.com
I presume most of the damage was due to hitting stuff other than the kid.
05-18-17, 09:20 AM
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Another IF. There's all kinds of possibilities, and we can speculate until the swallows return to Capistrano. I just don't choose to, and will let those involved do their jobs, and await the outcome (if any).
And, yes, I am more the exception than the rule in being happy to be unconnected as much as practical. I suspect it's partly my age and being used to being disconnected for most of my life. The other part is that having had my own business and needing to be available to others almost 24/7, I relish being off the leash an a way that most people couldn't imagine.
And, yes, I am more the exception than the rule in being happy to be unconnected as much as practical. I suspect it's partly my age and being used to being disconnected for most of my life. The other part is that having had my own business and needing to be available to others almost 24/7, I relish being off the leash an a way that most people couldn't imagine.
05-18-17, 12:51 PM
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This fatal hit-and-run was also by someone driving a stolen car. Never seen any update, so must still be unsolved.
Car thieves tend to drive fast and erratically...
Car thieves tend to drive fast and erratically...
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I'm not sure how they identified the thieves so quickly in this case. Cell phone photos?
From what I'm reading, at least one has been apprehended. They're still hunting for the second one.
Bail was set lower than I would have expected ($10,500). Damages to at least 2 vehicles and 1 or 2 bicycles, fences,and mailboxes will likely exceed that amount.
FHP arrests suspect in Holiday hit-and-run, still looking for person of interest | WTSP.com
Pasco hit-and-run suspect arrested | WFLA.com
From what I'm reading, at least one has been apprehended. They're still hunting for the second one.
Bail was set lower than I would have expected ($10,500). Damages to at least 2 vehicles and 1 or 2 bicycles, fences,and mailboxes will likely exceed that amount.
FHP arrests suspect in Holiday hit-and-run, still looking for person of interest | WTSP.com
Pasco hit-and-run suspect arrested | WFLA.com
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But as far as I can tell, they identified the thieves before the SUV was recovered.
Once they had it, they likely would have had plenty of additional forensic evidence.
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They could have left evidence or caught on video where they stole the vehicle.
