A white Mazda driving down 17th Avenue clipped a car and crashed into a tree at approximately 12:50 a.m., Nov. 20. Upon hitting the tree, the driver jumped out of the car and headed east toward campus, according to University of Oregon student Angelo Di Liberto, who witnessed the entire event. Di Liberto ran to the car after the man fled and called police.
“I saw the car turn really quickly onto Ferry from 18th Street and then drive really fast towards the roundabout and then I heard a crash,” said Di Liberto. “By the time I turned around, the person in the car was already gone.”
Police officers arrived at the scene within 20 minutes of the crash and ushered individuals away from the site.
The driver of the car is not yet in custody.
Hit and run on 17th and Ferry
November 19, 2014
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