Royal Oak Parking Enforcement Officer Struck by Hit and Run Vehicle
(Royal Oak Police, Feb. 28, 2020
A Royal Oak Parking Enforcement Officer was struck by a vehicle at S. Main St. and E. Fifth St. The accident occurred on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 4:57 p.m.
The Parking Enforcement Officer was crossing in the crosswalk, on Main Street, when a red sedan traveling northbound on Main St. failed to yield and struck him.
Witnesses described the vehicle as a red, 4-door sedan driven by a white female in her 30’s. The female driver stopped briefly and then fled the scene in an unknown direction.
The Parking Enforcement Officer was treated at a local hospital and suffered a fractured leg from the incident. Detectives are speaking with witnesses who observed the incident, as well as checking video footage at businesses in the area to obtain more information.
This investigation is ongoing and anyone with any additional information is asked to contact the Royal Oak Police Department, Criminal Investigations Division Lieutenant Al Carter at (248) 246-3456.
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