SHOCKING HARTFORD HIT AND RUN VIDEO SHOWS NO ONE HELPED 78 YEAR OLD VICTIM
This story is so sad and shocking. An elderly man was struck by a car while crossing the street and no one stopped to help him. This is a shame. We hope the victim who is now paralyzed and fighting for his life can fully recover.
The surveillance video is gripping - a 78-year-old man is tossed like a rag doll by a hit-and-run driver, and car after car zooms by as he lies motionless on the busy city street.
Pedestrians gawk but do nothing. One driver stops briefly but then pulls back into traffic. A man on a scooter slowly circles the victim before zipping away.
Police say the video holds a sad truth about Connecticut's capital city.
"At the end of the day we've got to look at ourselves and understand that our moral values have now changed." Police Chief Daryl Roberts said. "We have no regard for each other."
Police released the May 30 video on Wednesday, hoping that it will lead to an arrest. The victim, Angel Arce Torres, was in critical condition in Hartford Hospital. Authorities say he is paralyzed.
"My father is fighting for his life," said Torres' son, Angel Arce. "I would like the public right now to help us in identifying the car and the person that did this."
The police surveillance video was taken at 5:45 p.m. May 30 in a busy Hispanic working class neighborhood a few blocks south of the state Capitol.
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