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Henderson Police
Henderson police released this photo taken by a passerby of a man suspected in the hit-and-run of a 15-year-old skateboarder.
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 | 5:21 p.m.
Hit-and-run incident
Henderson Police are looking for the driver involved in a hit-and-run with 15-year-old skateboarder Jan. 12.
Police said the boy was riding a skateboard in the street at about 4:20 p.m. when he saw a car turn off Center Street onto Fir Street. The driver struck the boy and drove off, authorities said.
The boy was taken to a hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle didn't stop or call 911, police said.
Authorities released a passerby's cell phone photo that police say shows the vehicle and driver suspected of being involved in the incident.
A witness described the car as a green or teal Nissan Altima.
Anyone with information about the identity of the driver is being asked to contact the Henderson Police Department at (702) 267-5099. Anyone who wishes to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.
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It is illegal to have crap hanging down from a rear view mirror in most states, blocks his field of view.
What's the excuse for him driving off then?
OK, let me get this straight. The report above says, "the driver struck the boy and drove off". Not to mention, the boy saw the car turn onto the street but didn't think to move or stop and wait til the car passed by. Isn't that what your told as a child "watch for cars". This kid is said to be 15 years old. This picture was taken by a passerby (supposedly). If he sped off, the person taking the pic must've had a great phone that blocks out the blurr. And where was he/she sitting, on the hood? They seemed mighty close to the car. And that driver don't look like he's driving away to me. The reflection on the car window doesn't seem to have any movement. I guess the driver wanted to have his picture in the paper really bad.
I bet the 15 year old will get off the freaking road next time.
djsanta - I agree. The reflection from the passenger side window looks like the "suspect" is parked in a parking lot. Whoever took this picture, had the car been "speeding off", would have been ran over him/herself as well. I've also never seen a cell phone take such a clear picture.
I own an expensive Nikon camera, I doubt that I could get that good of a picture of a car speeding off in a quick instant. The person with the cell phone had to get out the phone, open it up, push the picture button, point it to the car and push the "take" button in a very short anount of time.
There's no excuse for driving off after hitting a person. His steering wheel is at leadt 90 degreed off center, so he was turning sharply.
They could probably narrow down the year models of the Nissan by finding what years had a mirror exactly like that and in that color.
Hope they catch him.
It has to be a parking lot since there is a fith wheel trailor parked next to the pickup.
surprised the perp hasnt been identified by now; state dmv should pinpoint in data base owner of green/teal nissan.
Nice photo. I guess he didn't have the presence of mind to get the license plate.
Why are they just barely releasing this photo when this happened on 1/12?
Ok, if I were that kid in the car, and I hit a 15 year old kid and it did THAT much damage to my car I would have stopped. That photo is WAY too clear for just a "passer-by" to just take it.
AND I totally agree w/ Djsanta5
He looks like a fine upstanding citizen.
All the assets we have at our disposal and we still havent identified this kid?
Just as *djsanta5* pointed out. That is an incredible picture from a passerby!
It almost seems like a setup.
Passerby: "Hey you, hop in my car so I can take quick picture..."
Some Dude: "OK, I'll get in the front seat of your car, buy may I ask what that giant crack in the front of your windshield is all about?"
Passerby: "Don't worry about that, this just a quick picture so sit down and shut up!"
The photo appears to show the car nearly stopped...
From that angle I would think you could turn fast enough to take a second quick picture of that persons license plate as they drove off.
skateboarders, taggers, transients, gang members, pigeons, acorns members, cockroaches, rats....
Not only is that picture super fishy but how could the police describe the suspect as a "man" when that is clearly a "boy". And why in the hell does it take almost ten days to release information and a picture?!
Oh and Laguna - get a life. I'm guessing when you were 15 you were a fat kid who couldn't get on a skateboard if you had wanted to.
You all need to stop getting your ideas from television.
What a bunch of too-much-television-detective-drama-watching dorks!
Did the article state the driver "sped off"? Did the article state the driver IMMEDIATELY drove off?
Have any of you Sherlocks considered the possibility that the driver stopped after the collision and pondered his options before he drove off? Suppose that's possible?
As for the quality of camera phone photos, I took third place in an outdoor photo contest with a camera phone shot. Under the right conditions, they can capture awesome images.
Turn off the TV and read a book for a change! Something with lots of words and without colorful drawings! Pathetic...
Come on Green Dragon...With all that was learned on CSI finally paying off.. You just dont get that kind of schooling from a book...And just wait ,, the next episode of CSI will surely solve this mystery...Books..LMFAO...
@asleepatawheel-
You're right, what was I thinking? Between the educational content of CSI and the vocational opportunities of "American Idol" and "The Apprentice" why bother with cumbersome books and all those hard words!
"The driver of the vehicle didn't stop or call 911, police said."
-- From the above article.
I do not believe this statement is true. I do not believe that the vehicle did not stop, although he obviously did not call 911.
Here's why, and some things to take in consideration.
-The point of view of the picture. The picture is taken looking down at the vehicle. This means the phone had to be placed above the vehicle looking down in order to achieve this photo. That would be highly unlikely, considering the driver supposedly never stopped. So for it to happen the passerby must have been standing right next to the car holding his phone above the car to snap the picture, while the car was still in motion.
-His hands do not appear to be on the wheel. While it's possible that he could be holding the wheel from the bottom, I do not believe that is true because the wheel is turned to the right. Because he supposedly never stopped, this means the car is in motion and he is turning, without his hands in any position to turn the vehicle. The position of the wheel most resembles a parked vehicle.
-The quality of the picture. Cell phones these days do have great quality pictures.. Mine has a good 5 MP's. I could definitely achieve this quality of a picture from my phone, but there are issues with that. The phone needs to focus the shot, which takes time. Also, The picture would likely of had to be zoomed, if taken from a passerby, assuming that the car is still in motion and driving off. When the camera phone zooms, it needs to reduce the resolution of the picture in order to deliver a good photo. The resolution of this picture is high, and it even seems somewhat cropped. Also worthy of mention, there is no blur or any effect that is common of an in-motion picture.
The picture must have been taken standing near the car, phone raised above the car, with time to focus the picture.
I'm not saying that the driver is not at fault at all, I'm merely saying the story as presented is not accurate. It seems more likely that the driver did hit the boy, stopped and talked with the boy "Are you okay?", assumed that the situation was ok, (the driver is obviously a kid himself, probably doesn't realize that a situation like that warrants a 911 call) passerby walked by and took a photo (This is natural, people like to take shots of wrecks and damaged things), and then the driver departed. I think the boy that was hit probably allowed the driver to go.. being a boy he thought he could just suck it up and go. The article states that the injuries were non-fatal, so this seems likely that the boy didn't want to be involved with the police when he thought he could just walk it off. I think that the boy probably came home, his mother saw the injuries, became worried, and further pushed the envelope to the police as it should have been from the moment of the accident.
I hope things are straightened out between both parties, the kid's hospital bills are taken care of by the driver, and the driver be punished with points on his license, suspension of driving priveledges, and any other punishment that is common for accidents such as this.
VegasVegas you must be out of work to have time to do that!