A driver struck a pedestrian on Phillips Road in East Greenbush on Tuesday evening and kept going, and police are now asking neighbors to dig through their camera footage. The pedestrian suffered only minor injuries, but the driver is still out there, and investigators have a fairly specific vehicle in mind.
The East Greenbush Police Department is investigating the hit-and-run and is seeking the public's help, NEWS10 ABC reports. The incident happened at about 7:20 p.m. on Phillips Road in the area of Wisconsin Avenue. Police say the male driver hit the pedestrian, causing minor injuries, then fled toward Columbia Turnpike before heading off in an unknown direction.
The Truck Police Want to Find
Authorities are looking for a maroon Chevrolet pickup truck with its passenger-side lower taillight out. That is the kind of detail that could make the vehicle stand out to anyone who spotted it Tuesday night or has seen it around town since.
The station's report notes that police are asking residents to check their security and Ring doorbell cameras for footage. Officers are also canvassing the neighborhood for video, and residents should not be alarmed if an officer knocks on their door.
A Different Description Elsewhere
Not every account matches. A separate report from CBS6 Albany on a hit-and-run involving a 17-year-old girl near Columbia Turnpike and Discovery Drive said police think the vehicle is a red SUV. That report put the incident around 7:20 on a Wednesday evening and said the girl suffered a laceration to her arm but no other serious injuries.
It is not established whether that case and the Phillips Road incident are the same event or two separate ones, and the conflicting vehicle descriptions have not been reconciled. NEWS10 ABC's account of Tuesday's crash does not give the pedestrian's age. A separate NEWS10 report also describes a hit-and-run involving a 17-year-old pedestrian on Columbia Turnpike near Discovery Drive.
How to Help
Anyone with information is asked to call the East Greenbush Police Department at 518-479-2525. No suspect has been identified in the reporting so far, and no license plate number or arrest has been announced.
It is also not the only recent hit-and-run to draw police attention in town. In a different NEWS10 report, East Greenbush police sought help identifying a person who might be connected to a hit-and-run at the Couse Circle Stewart's, and that subject was reported to be driving a dark blue Cadillac.
