Hit & Run on Entire Family

sunrisehw.jpgA family walking along the side of the road in Queens was struck by a car that witnesses claimed was doing 90 m.p.h. After plowing into the family, which included an infant, the driver continued on, perhaps neglecting to notice the baby that was hurled into the air and a the male friend of the mother who was killed.

Police were called to the scene of the family that was sundered along the Sunrise Highway. A 28-year-old father was struck dead by a hit-and-run driver. He was carrying his one-year-old son, who was sent flying before landing on pavement. Fortunately, the child only suffered minor injuries. The 22-year-old wife is hospitalized in stable condition, but not seriously injured, save for the fact that she is now a widow.

Police are searching for a black 2000 Nissan Maxima with the NYS registration plates DVH1449. Anyone aware of such a car or its homicidal driver are encouraged to call the police. The driver of the Nissan struck another car during the incident and is obviously a hazard.

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It's a real blessing that there is already solid information on the cretin perp. Here's to making quick work of the investigation and removing him or her from society.

According to the CBS report the man was a friend of the female.

The driver of the Nissan struck another car during the incident and is obviously a hazard.

He's not a "hazard." A pothole is a hazard. This maniac is a menace to society with depraved indifference to the safety and well-being of others and should be locked away for good.

If they already have the plate and description, why haven't they gotten registration information from DMV?

There are no words to describe a person who can do such a thing...although Matty did come close a few posts ago.

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spiritof76, who's saying they haven't?

I'm sure the police are *actively* seeking the registered owner though that isn't necessarily who was driving the car.

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