Man Hit By Car, No One Stops To Help

Connecticut Hartford Dramatic Video: Man is parazyled by a hit and run driver. Police crticize onlookers and passing motorists who did nothing to help not even call 911.

by Jamie Burch

Published: Thu, June 05, 2008 - 5:57 pm CST Last Updated: Fri, June 06, 2008 - 9:09 pm CST

A surveillance camera captures disturbing footage of a hit and run in Hartford, Connecticut, that left a man paralyzed. But what it shows after
the accident is what really has the police chief outraged.

"The guy landed on the ground, blood everywhere, his head was cracked."

Angel Torres was crossing the street on Friday (May 30) when a car swerved over the center line, hit him and kept going. Torres landed in the middle of the road. Ten cars passed by Torres. Two others turned around and went the opposite way. Witnesses who stopped to gawk never called 911.

A police officer, on his way to another call, saw Torres in the street and called dispatch for an ambulance.

"It's a clear indication of what we have become," said Hartford Police Chief Daryl Roberts. "We see a man laying in the
street who has been hit by a car and people are just driving by, and people around him walk by him. People always say 'what are the police doing'. That is
not a police problem."

Police are now asking witnesses who kept driving to contact detectives and do the right thing.

"At the end of the day, we have to look at ourselves and understand that our moral values have changed and we have no regard for ourselves," said Chief Roberts.

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KxVx Says:

Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 11:12 am

THIS is EXACTLY why they now teach children to call for help by yelling “FIRE!!” to get attention drawn to themselves instead of “STRANGER!” “HELP!” or “RAPE!” Now a days nobody wants to “get involved” in the horrors going on around them.
Yesterday night I was at the gas station, and there were several intoxicated and probably underaged girls buying gum and Gatorade in front of me. I SHOULD have tried to keep them from leaving/gotten their tag number, and called the police to report that I saw sloppy drunks get in a car. But you know what? I didn’t want to get involved.
And for the record. I would call 911, but I would not assist someone bloody in the streets. I’m not trading my HIV negitive status for Hero status.

motherof3 Says:

Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 3:57 pm

It’s really a sad place to live when something like this happens and noone cares to help him or even call 911. I mean really how long does that take…..!!!