Hit-and-run on Hawaii Ave leaves wheelchair victim trapped, Raleigh County WV
A vehicle struck a person in a wheelchair on Hawaii Avenue, causing the wheelchair to latch onto the car which then fled, prompting concern.
Audio|Source: Raleigh County Public Safety
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And Ford, do we know if the complainer saw a description of who was driving this vehicle?
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Negative. They didn't have a description for the driver of the vehicle.
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They advised it happened too fast.
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And it happened on Hawaii Avenue.
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That's affirmed.
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It happened on Hawaii.
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Throw that special kind of wheelchair or anything particular about it.
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So that's unknown.
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They did advise, whenever it hit the wheelchair, the wheelchair actually got stuck to the vehicle and the vehicle drove off with it as well.
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7.4.
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2.1869.
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10.5. Control.
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Okay.
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Okay. Okay.
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We just received an update from the caller.
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The driver was a mixed race female,
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black hair.
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Looks like she was on the phone while she was driving, possibly early 20s.
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And this is a brown Ford or BMW with the headlight, lussed in, right fender of damage.
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Location mentioned:
Hawaii St, West Virginia 25801
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