February 28, 2010

Wilmington Police investigate bizarre hit and run

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT)- The Wilmington Police Department is investigating a bizarre hit-and-run traffic incident that left a man critically injured. The call was dispatched at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening.

A witness reported that a man ran out of a house in 100 block N. 31 stStreet and jumped onto a moving minivan. The minivan struck two parked trucks, throwing the man off the moving vehicle. The minivan left the scene. The victim, who appears to be in his 20's, has not yet been identified. He was  transported to the New Hanover Regional Medical Center where he is in the ICU at this hour.

The minivan was located later this evening in another part of the city. The investigation is continuing.  Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Wilmington Police Department at 910-343-3600 and leave a message for Officer J. D. Smith. Anonymous tips may be submitted through Text-A-Tip.   Enter Tip708 and the message and send to CRIMES (274637). 

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