Hit & Run Accident Investigation

Kalamazoo, MI:  On 5-22-08 at approximately 6:45 P.M., KDPS responded to a report of a personal injury accident in the 2700 block of Portage Road.  When officers arrived, they found one of the vehicles involved in the accident had fled the scene northbound on Portage.  Life Ambulance transported the driver of the other vehicle, who had apparent minor injuries, to Bronson Hospital for further evaluation and treatment. 

Both vehicles were traveling north on Portage Road when the at-fault driver moved quickly from the inside lane of travel to the outside lane of travel, crashing into the victim’s vehicle and forcing it into a nearby utility pole.  The vehicle was described as a red Pontiac Grand Am or Grand Prix.  The driver was described as a black male and female of an unknown race was in the front passenger seat.

Utility workers spent several hours replacing the badly damaged utility pole on the corner of Portage and Cambridge Streets.   

Anyone having information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Public Safety at 337-8994 or Silent Observer at 343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com