Driver Sought In Seattle Hit-And-Run Case
September 14, 2011
Police are searching for a man who is accused in a hit and run case involving a 9-year-old girl that left her severely injured earlier this year in May. According to KOMO News, the Seattle Police Department has named the suspect, Daniel Newell, in the case and considers him armed and dangerous.
Officer say that on May 30, they responded to a call of stolen Toyota Land Cruiser. They located the vehicle speeding near Fifth Avenue North at Broad Street just before the afternoon rush hour. Officers attempted to pull the vehicle over, but it sped away, prompting a short-lived chase that was called off by a supervisor for the safety of officers and others. In an effort to escape the driver of the SUV struck a tree before running over the little girl who was walking with her mother. The SUV never stopped and cut through a nearby park to make it’s escape. Police found the vehicle abandoned a short time later near Mercer Street and Yale Avenue.
The young girl had to be transported to Harborview Medical Center for treatment to her injuries, which she is still recovering from months later.
Police along with the Washington Auto Accident Attorneys with the Defoe Pickett Law Firm encourage anyone with information on the whereabouts of Robert Newell to contact 911 immediately. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds with green eyes and brown hair. He face charges of vehicular assault and felony hit-and-run.
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