Dallas police are looking for a suspect in an issue of failing to render aid repeat incident.
In a Facebook post, Dallas police social media account desribe a hit and run in the 3700 block of Cole Avenue.
Per the social media post:
On June 5, 2022, around 12:10 AM, a pedestrian was crossing the street at 3700 Cole Avenue, just south of Blackburn Street. The suspect vehicle, a small, dark-colored SUV, was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of 3700 Cole Avenue and hit the pedestrian. The suspect vehicle left the scene of the accident without stopping to help. The vehicle appeared to have damage to the front end. The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital and is in critical condition.
Dallas officers ask that anyone with information regarding the suspect, or the dark-colored suspect vehicle that hit the pedestrian, please contact Detective Sammy Shaw in Vehicle Crimes at (214) 671-0019. Please reference case number 100263-2022.
Render Aid Repeat
In mid May, two officers began a pursuit of a suspect for failure to turn on his lights. The suspect later had an accident, witnesses say caused by Dallas police, but despite failing to render aid and the man requiring CPR, the officers will not be charged.
They began a pursuit with lights and sirens, but broke off when the suspect began to evade police. Dallas Police has a policy stating unless the suspect is wanted for a felony or in the process of a felony they will not pursue for safety reasons.
Dash camera footage from the police car clearly shows that the vehicle the officers had been chasing along Martin Luther King Boulevard could be seen jumping a curb and crashing. It did so after the police car turned off its lights.
The suspect vehicle nearly hit a pedestrian after proceeding through a stop sign at a high rate of speed. He then lost control of his vehicle and his vehicle was engulfed in flames. Local bystanders removed the man from his vehicle.
Dallas Fire Rescue performed CPR on the man for an unknown period of time.
It is unclear if off duty Dallas Police Department officers are considered suspects in this crime given recent off duty officer DWI arrests.