Hit-and-Run Tapes Released

For reasons that police still can’t explain, a Fremont (Calif.) man struck and killed a pedestrian in his home town, and then drove his Honda Pilot SUV 35 miles to San Francisco and began mowing down pedestrians with his vehicle. Victims and witnesses began dialing 911 for help, even as the suspect made U-turns and returned to the scene to plow into those who had rushed into the street to help. Now the San Francisco Police Department has released 25 minutes of logging recorder tapes of the 911 calls, which show how the dispatchers has to piece together the action from 13 different locations and scores of callers. Listen to the tapes (mp3) here, and read about the incident here.