Update: “After parents get in touch, police arrest young woman in Fircrest hit and run,” News Tribune, 2/29/08
If you're bicycling around Pierce County in Washington state, keep an eye open for a maroon Mercedes Benz with some body damage and try to get a plate number.
The car's driver is the latest weasel to hit someone, move the bike and/or victim, then take off. A $1,000 reward has been offered.
The 67-year-old bicycle rider was struck at the intersection of Ramsdell Street and Contra Costa Avenue in Fircrest about 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning. A streak of blood at the scene indicates someone from the car dragged the victim and her bike to the curb.
Cyclist survived
Although Sandy Johnston was unconcious when discovered by a jogger, she survived the ordeal and was taken to Tacoma General Hospital with multiple fractures and cuts, according to the NewsTribune.com.
Tacoma/Pierce County Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the hit-and-run driver. Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 253-591-5959.
The case is reminiscent of the all too recent case in Beaumont, Texas, where a woman collided with and killed a bicycle rider, told witnesses she couldn't have stopped her car in time, then dragged the bike out from under the car and took off.
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