Hit & Run – Nobody Helps – Video Shows Man Hit By Car
Vote: Video Submitted on June 8, 2008
Surveillance Video Captures Graphic Hit-and-Run.
The Associated Press:
Hartford police released a surveillance video that shows a 78-year-old man, who was struck by a car, lying motionless on a busy city street as pedestrians gawk but do nothing.
(June 5) Outrage that a driver fled after hitting a 78-year-old man… And that no one did anything to help the elderly victim as he lied motionless on a city street. Police just released this surveillance video in hopes of generating new leads. It shows Angel Torres walking in the street after buying milk at a local grocery store. Seconds later, he’s struck by a dark Honda that was chasing a tan Toyota. Both cars darted down a side street as Torres crumples onto the road.
The minute-long video then shows several cars passing Torres as a few people stare from the sidewalk. Some approached the victim but most stayed put until an officer responding to an unrelated call arrives on the scene. The victim remains in critical condition in Hartford Hospital. Authorities say he’s paralyzed. Police say the hit-and-run is the latest in a string of incidents that show the callousness of Connecticut’s capital, a city of 125-thousand.
Source:
The Associated Press.
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