Topic Posted by: Mz Chris
Date Posted: Wed Oct 3 11:12:59 2007
Additional Comments:
How sad is this? People stold their groceries after they were killed or almost killed by this truck. We saw this on the news last night.
An elderly was struck by a hit-and-run driver and as he lay there dying, thieves made off with his groceries. Mesa police say the victim was waiting for a bus after grocery shopping Tuesday evening. Witnesses said the driver of a pickup truck swerved off the road and onto the sidewalk in west Mesa. The suspect fled the scene after crashing through the bus stop, police said.
Boro Mitrovich said he was sitting close to the old man when the victim was hit. "He didn't even know what happened," said Mitrovich, 51, of Mesa, who dove out of the way. "The old man took the brunt of it," he said. The elderly man was thrown across a parking lot, landing in front of a restaurant and pawn and loan shop. It was there that witnesses said people in the parking lot "began picking up the groceries and taking them," said Mesa police spokesman Detective Steve Berry.
As he was checking on the victim, Mitrovich said his groceries were also stolen. "One minute it's on the ground, the next minute it's gone," Mitrovich said. If caught, the people who stole the groceries could face charges of theft, Berry said. Police, using a helicopter, tracked the driver of the pickup truck to an apartment complex less than two miles from the hit-and-run scene. By the time police got there, the driver had ditched the truck and fled, Berry said.
The front of the truck was mangled and missing a headlight. A white, plastic shopping bag was still stuck to the grill. Police were interviewing residents at the apartment complex late Tuesday trying to get a description of the driver, but they did not have a suspect, Berry said. The driver likely will face felony charges of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, Berry said. Police didn't release the identity of the victim.
Posted by: farmgirl Date posted: Thu Oct 11 17:11:44 2007
Message: That is so disgusting. Maybe they never heard of karma. i hope it bites them on the a$$.
Posted by: Martimmy Date posted: Wed Oct 3 14:19:13 2007
Message: How fricking revolting!
