West Seattle Crime Watch: Hit-and-run driver on the loose

Althea and Ryan called and e-mailed to say this happened within the past hour:

I’d like to report a hit and run that occurred just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 13th on SW Andover St. between 44th and 45th. Our vehicle is a dark blue 2008 Mazda5 and was side-swiped on the driver side while parked. The drivers’ side taillight was crushed and side view mirror was knocked off. Judging from the placement of damage to our car, the vehicle to be on the lookout for may be a white pick-up perhaps with some light blue detailing (a faint light blue line can be seen on our car, but the damage is mostly a white or tan color). There will be damage to the right side of their vehicle, most likely with significant traces of dark blue picked up from our car when they hit it. Neigbors said that they could hear the car screeching arond the corner, so if anybody has seen a light-colored pick-up truck driving around crazily with damage to the right side, please let us know!

ADDED EARLY SUNDAY: They wanted to add this to their story:

Perhaps I should not have stated that it may be a “pick-up truck” because I don’t want to narrow the search too much. It could be a large SUV – something that was tall enough to crush our back taillight (which is actually at the top driver’s side of the Mazda 5, rather than down low) with their side view mirror, most likely. We would like to offer a $250 reward for information leading to the location of the vehicle that hit ours. Thanks for your help!

10 Replies to "West Seattle Crime Watch: Hit-and-run driver on the loose"

  • Friend O'Dingus June 14, 2009 (1:04 am)

    Just a quick note to say sorry to hear about your car. Truly a bummer on such a beautiful day/evening. Hang in there and tomorrow will be better.

  • Kris June 14, 2009 (11:41 am)

    Maybe a photo might help?

  • KateMcA June 14, 2009 (11:43 am)

    I hope they find the person that did this and that you can get some kind of compensation. That must be so frustrating, and I’m so sorry that this happened to you!

  • Jon June 14, 2009 (6:30 pm)

    My neighbor his truck is white and has a huge scratch on the right side, I can’t imagine him doing this though…he is an older guy anyway.

  • Cosmo June 14, 2009 (6:30 pm)

    Yesterday afternoon (5pm or so) I was being tailgated by an older model light blue pickup in that area–near 40th & Manning roughly. I pulled over to let it pass, and it “roared” aggresively past me. It was driven by a middle aged white guy. I’ll see if my husband remembers the make or model, and call Tracy if I have more info. (OK Tr?)

  • WSB June 14, 2009 (6:40 pm)

    There’s nothing I could really do with it aside from republish, which you could certainly do here in an added comment – or if you think it’s worth reporting to the police, please call them … TR

  • Ryan June 14, 2009 (7:23 pm)

    Cosmo, sounds like it could be the culprit — we heard a loud screech as the vehicle roared around the traffic circle at Andover/45th. If your husband can remember the make and model that would be great. I can report it to the police and attach it to the incident report. If the police can find the vehicle and we can confirm that it was the one that smashed our car up, $250 is yours.

  • JH June 15, 2009 (7:57 am)

    I see idiots driving around screeching through West Seattle on a daily basis!

  • cosmo June 23, 2009 (8:28 pm)

    A bit more info: I saw what I think to be the same truck in Madison Valley last Wed. afternoon, roaring thru the back streets. The driver, a middle aged white man with shaggy light brownish hair, had a small dog on his lap. I think the truck’s a mid 70’s Ford. Looked at google pics and can’t determine the exact year, perhaps something like a ’76 F150. Good luck!

  • cosmo June 23, 2009 (8:31 pm)

    One more note: the color is like a pastel light blue, like a pale sky blue. lighter than the Swedish Automotive ad in my left nav bar.

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