Angel Arce Torres 35 Park St. Hartford, Connecticut Hit And
BackNEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 HARTFORD POLICE RELEASE VIDEO OF HIT AND RUN; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE REQUESTED IN IDENTIFYING SUSPECTS (Hartford) - On Friday, May 30, 2008, at approximately 5:45 p.m. Hartford Police were responding to an unrelated call for service when one of the responding officers came upon a pedestrian lying in the road in front of 33 Park Street. The pedestrian was found to be suffering from head injuries after being struck by a motor vehicle. Emergency Medical Services were called and transported the pedestrian, later identified as Angel Torres, 78 years of age, of Hartford, to Hartford Hospital. Witnesses reported that two vehicles were being operated in a reckless manner North on Main Street. The front vehicle, described as a tan older model Toyota, was being chased by a blue or black older model Honda. The vehicles proceeded through a red traffic control signal on Main Street taking a left onto Westbound Park Street. The vehicles crossed the center line, traveling against traffic, in front of 33 Park Street where the Honda struck Mr. Torres. The two vehicles continued West on Park Street and turned right onto Northbound John Street, evading the scene. Mr. Torres is listed in critical condition at Hartford Hospital, paralyzed from the neck down. The Hartford Police Crime Scene Division has taken control of the investigation. The incident was caught on video which has been enhanced by the Connecticut State Police Forensic Science Laboratory. The video clip showing the suspect vehicles can be viewed by clicking on the link below or by visiting the HPD's website, www.hartford.gov/police. Hartford police ask anyone with information regarding this incident and/or the identity of the suspects to please contact Crime Scene Division (CSD) Detective Michael Chauvin at 860-757-4229 or CSD Commander Sergeant Jason Thody at 860-757-4225. Video of May 30th, 2008, hit and run of Angel Torres at 33 Park Street, Hartford. Association Against Aggressive Driving-Join to stop aggressive driving. http://www.freewebs.com/associationagainstaggressivedriving/index.htm I downloaded the video from the Hartford Police directly not the Associated Press, and it was offered by the Hartford Police as a free download. The video was shot by public cameras funded by public taxes, and should not be allowed to be copyrighted by a private company. This is owned by the Hartford Police, and if they gave the copyrights away they have no right, because it is owned by the public, and paid for by their tax dollar therefore it is in public domain. I posted this video here at YouTube, and I did not put it here for people to bash the United States. I have seen statistics while working on my other website The Association Against Aggressive Driving, and the statistics clearly pointed to the fact that this is a worldwide problem. The two car look to be to be in a chase, and if I had to bet the car in the front most likely cut the car in the back off. This looks to me to be one of those incidents where they said you're not going to get away with this, and because of it this man was seriously hurt. It look to me like the people are coming out of a sidewalk between two buildings, and it probably is a regular place to cross even if there are no lines painted on the road. Their reactions are in some cases slow, but I think that they were most likely shocked by what they see. Lets put the blame where it belongs, and that is the two car that were driving in the wrong side of the road. People have no patience for anybody else on the road these days for the most part, and they have no real concern for anybody's safety. I have been ticked off for years about the lack of concern, and the total lack of traffic enforcement by the police. That is what I started the AAAD online to change thing, so please look it over, and join us. http://www.freewebs.com/associationagainstaggressivedriving/
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