Car hits student, flees
Shihara Maduwage
Issue date: 2/4/10 Section: News
A Truman student was hit by a car in a hit-and-run early Wednesday morning at the intersection of Marion and Illinois Street.
Junior Matt Ziegler was walking from The Square to his girlfriend's house on Green Street when he was hit from behind. He said he was walking across the parking lot of the Ice House because it was a short cut.
"I kind of noticed that there was a car about to hit me, so I looked back real quick," Ziegler said. "It hit me right in the back of my leg. I fell back on the hood of the car and rolled over onto the pavement."
He said as soon as he hit the pavement, the car drove off without even stopping to help him or check if he was all right.
"I thought someone was trying to kill me at first," Ziegler said. "But then after it happened, I was filled with rage. I got up almost as soon as it happened and started yelling."
He said the car drove down Green Street. It drove too fast for him to notice the license plate number, but said it was a small white Ford. He also said he was alone when it happened and no one else saw the accident.
Ziegler said he then called his girlfriend to tell her what had happened and walked to her place. He said that he did not feel any blood so he knew that his injuries were not very serious, but when he got to his girlfriend's house, they decided to go to the hospital.
"From her house, I called the police and told them what happened," Ziegler said. "The Kirksville police officer met me at the hospital. … I just turned in a statement the other day."
Ziegler said he was at the hospital past 2:30 a.m. for tests, including an MRI and X-rays to make sure that there were no head injuries or broken bones.
He said the only noticeable injury he had was to his eye, which was swollen for about two days, and that he had to wear an eye patch. He also said that he scraped his right leg and his whole body was sore.
"I don't plan on suing or pressing any kind of charges if they find the person," Ziegler said. "I mean, it was more or less an accident, they could not have helped it. … But I am mad that they drove off."
Junior Matt Ziegler was walking from The Square to his girlfriend's house on Green Street when he was hit from behind. He said he was walking across the parking lot of the Ice House because it was a short cut.
"I kind of noticed that there was a car about to hit me, so I looked back real quick," Ziegler said. "It hit me right in the back of my leg. I fell back on the hood of the car and rolled over onto the pavement."
He said as soon as he hit the pavement, the car drove off without even stopping to help him or check if he was all right.
"I thought someone was trying to kill me at first," Ziegler said. "But then after it happened, I was filled with rage. I got up almost as soon as it happened and started yelling."
He said the car drove down Green Street. It drove too fast for him to notice the license plate number, but said it was a small white Ford. He also said he was alone when it happened and no one else saw the accident.
Ziegler said he then called his girlfriend to tell her what had happened and walked to her place. He said that he did not feel any blood so he knew that his injuries were not very serious, but when he got to his girlfriend's house, they decided to go to the hospital.
"From her house, I called the police and told them what happened," Ziegler said. "The Kirksville police officer met me at the hospital. … I just turned in a statement the other day."
Ziegler said he was at the hospital past 2:30 a.m. for tests, including an MRI and X-rays to make sure that there were no head injuries or broken bones.
He said the only noticeable injury he had was to his eye, which was swollen for about two days, and that he had to wear an eye patch. He also said that he scraped his right leg and his whole body was sore.
"I don't plan on suing or pressing any kind of charges if they find the person," Ziegler said. "I mean, it was more or less an accident, they could not have helped it. … But I am mad that they drove off."
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posted 2/04/10 @ 9:39 AM CST
It would might have been helpful if the reporter included a description of the car; small white Ford could be almost anything. If it's any comfort to Ziegler, the police are diligent about following up on hit-run accidents. (Continued…)
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