Police are still searching for two suspects in a hit and run collision over Memorial Day weekend that left a 9-year-old girl with severe but non-life-threatening injuries. The stolen vehicle involved in the incident on Monday, May 30, a 1997 green Toyota Land Cruiser, was found abandoned at Mercer and Yale shortly after the collision. While no information connecting the car to possible suspects was immediately apparent, police recovered a GPS device in the vehicle, which they have confirmed did not belong to the car’s owner, according to a report by the Seattle PI crime blog. From the PI:
Police obtained a search warrant for the device and transferred the data to a DVD, which remains at the evidence unit. Sgt. Sean Whitcomb said Monday only that the investigation is “active and ongoing.”
While investigators are hoping this device will provide clues in the search for the suspects, they are still pursuing new leads and ask anyone with information about the driver, passenger or incident to call in and relay the information, even with an anonymous tip.
Witnesses say the car hit the girl and drove over the back of her legs, according the report. The victim was immediately transported to a hospital and is currently recuperating from a crushed ankle, the Seattle PI story reports. Read the full story here.