Authorities in California are searching for a driver who injured the 77-year-old homeless woman.
“He was antagonizing her,” Lt. Tya Modeste of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office told The Washington Post. “His actions were very deliberate.”
HIT AND RUN UPDATE - WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO The Alameda County Sheriff's Office still needs your help in identifying the suspect from the February 11, 2023, hit and run at the First Presbyterian Church on Grove Way in Castro Valley that left a 77-year-old woman injured. The suspect vehicle is believed to be a mid-2010s Nissan Altima and not a Nissan Sentra as previously reported. The investigation is ongoing.
Before she reached the church’s sidewalk, the vehicle began accelerating. The driver hit a parked car before speeding toward the woman, the video shows. After the vehicle hit the woman’s cart, she was thrust onto the car’s hood for nearly three seconds until she fell onto the pavement, according to the surveillance video. The car then sped off.Aaron Horner, a pastor at the church, told The Post he dialed emergency services after witnessing the crash.
“She’s a good person, and she just happens to be in a bad spot,” Horner said. “She’s 77 and not in good health. It’s going to take her a while to recover.”While Modeste said she has worked dozens of similar crimes and hit-and-runs, it’s rare for“She’s an elderly person,” Modeste said. “If that doesn’t stop you, I don’t know what will.”
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