On Thursday, we posted the story about a hit and run involving a child in a stroller at McDonald’s on Market Street. Now KOMO TV has covered the story with some more details. Fortunately, the 9-month-old girl is OK — just scrapes and bruises. It all started when the mom, Jennifer Pisano, was pushing Sofia in a stroller across the street in front of the McDonald’s when a white Honda CRX nearly hit her. The young driver pulled in the McDonald’s drive-thru, and Pisano said she walked up and confronted him, saw an open beer can and threatened call 911. That’s when he jammed the car into gear. “I saw the stroller being pushed under the car for maybe 10 feet, then under the tires. Heard the plastic crunching,” a witness told KOMO. Luckily, the stroller only partially collapsed, and Sofia was saved. Amazing. Police have a partial license plate, and they’re still searching for the suspect.
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5 responses so far ↓
1 biff // Jun 23, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Hmm. There must be a way to blame this on developers.
2 Megan // Jun 23, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Why would any reasonable person take their baby to go confront someone who almost ran them over? Common sense, people!
3 Jennie // Jun 23, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Ok, I know that real-life police work isn’t CSI, but I don’t understand how make, model, color and partial plate and state can’t get you a fairly good list of people to start with. Granted, if it was a teen driver they might not be listed as owner.
Reading the KOMO story makes it obvious how brutal the act was — he didn’t drive out and just “catch” the stroller while brushing by — he purposely drove over it! Stupid as it was in the moment to stand in front of his car with a stroller, this kid is a sociopath.
4 Suthii // Jun 23, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Sofia Pisano….now there’s a name you don’t want to mess with. I hope this degenerate is caught and strung up.
“There must be a way to blame this on developers.”
Luckily, we know they all drive BMWs (not old Hondas), drink $4 lattes, would never be seen at McDs and only run over working stiffs.
5 Mom // Jun 23, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Megan,
i have to admit that taking your child w/you to confront someone sounds unthinkable. but as a mother, it’s hard to be rational when someone has already tried to hit your child once. plus where was she suppose to leave the child. hind sight is 20/20. personally i would have called 911 after the initial confrontation.
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