Quirino Aguisanda
1576. Wheaton, Md. May 24. Woman killed and her husband critically injured after being struck by a passing vehicle while getting off a bus. Driver stopped briefly before fleeing.
1577. Austin, Texas. May 25. Man suffers life-threatening injuries when struck by a Silver Chrysler 300M, made between 1999 and 2004 while putting gas into his vehicle.
1578. Volusia, Fla. May 25. 14-year-old seriously injured after being struck by a silver Toyota Echo which fled the scene.
1579. Indianapolis. May 25. 15-year-old boy and a stray dog he picked up injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene. “Police said the impact knocked off Dominique Young’s shoes. Officers found Young, Indianapolis, wandering through an alley barefoot with a friend minutes afterward. He had a cut on his head and had no recollection of the accident.”
1580. Meridian, Miss. May 25. 5-year-old girl playing with friends injured when struck by a blue Dodge Neon which fled the scene.
1581. Dallas. May 26. 57-year-old woman in a wheelchair was struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle that left pieces of her motorized wheelchair were strewn down the six-lane road.
1582. Chicago. May 26. 8-year-old boy getting dropped at school in serious condition with bleeding on the brain after getting struck by a white car while being dropped off in front of his elementary school.
1583. Oxnard, Cal. May 26. 37-year-old man on a bicycle seriously injured when struck by a gray Nissan Versa which fled the scene.
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The trooper was hit at 9:04 a.m. outside his cruiser on the ramp to Interstate 90 East from Interstate 93 North. He was taken to Boston Medical Center where he is being treated for serious injuries, State Police said in a statement.
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In an email to KOLD News 13, Abate’s father, Bill Abate wrote, “Samuel made it through another surgery today to correct some fractures in his left hand and is now breathing on his own! Our family appreciates all that (KOLD News 13) is doing to bring awareness to this tragic event, and I cannot imagine that this woman will not be brought to justice.”
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Wyomissing (Pa.) police said Tuesday that they have determined the type of vehicle that left the scene of a May 12 crash along Route 222 between Route 724 and Penn Avenue. Based on an analysis of parts recovered at the crash, police said, the vehicle was an indigo blue 2007-09 Kia Sorrento LX sport utility vehicle.
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The man who killed a community leader after leading police on a chase through the streets of Wilmington (Del.) in a stolen car, admitted to manslaughter and two other charges Tuesday.
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A woman accused in the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist in La Quinta will undergo a second psychological exam to determine if she is mentally competent to stand trial, a judge ruled today.
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The pastor of the man who was killed in Monday’s hit and run crash in Waipahu believes the victim would have forgiven the driver.
Quirino Aguisanda, 86, known by loved ones as “Pop,” was crossing Farrington Highway in a crosswalk when he was struck by a vehicle. The driver did not stop.
“Pop Rino would honestly because he loved god, probably he would forgive him, and the family does,” said Pastor Camille Omo. “Pop would just say ‘ I forgive you’ you know and we love you.”
Police are looking for a dark colored, full-size pickup truck that may have damage to the front end. Call CrimeStoppers at #955-8300 if you have any information.
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When Timothy Bakdash climbed in his car and used it to run down and kill a man he’d argued with in a Minneapolis bar, he hit the wrong person, prosecutors claimed Thursday. The new claim is a big change in the version of events police and prosecutors had presented after Bakdash was arrested and charged in the April 15 death of college student Benjamin Van Handel.
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A 33-year-old Sterling Heights man — suspected of robbing a store clerk at gunpoint and getting into a hit-and-run accident in the clerk’s vehicle — was taken into custody early today after police found him hiding under a rug in his home.
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