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Pittsfield Police Still Investigating Hit And Run Accident On Columbus Avenue

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The unknown driver ran a stop sign at Columbus and Dewey before crashing into McAllister.

McAllister's Jeep was damaged after it rolled onto its side.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police are investigating a hit and run accident in which the driver of an allegedly stolen vehicle fled on foot.
 
Police say 25-year-old Kelly McAllister was traveling east on Columbus Avenue and had the right of way at the intersection of Dewey Avenue when another vehicle ran the stop sign at Dewey and crashed into McAllister on Friday, July 15. McAllister's Jeep rolled over and the operator of the other vehicle fled on foot.
 
"The operator of the vehicle that caused the accident fled the scene on foot leaving the vehicle behind.  The owner of the vehicle causing the accident was immediately contacted at his address and reported his vehicle had been stolen from his house," Capt. David Granger wrote in a e-mail. 
 
The accident is still under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact Ofc. Marc Maddalena at 448-9700 ext. 339 or submit tips through the Police Department's website.
 
McAllister is hoping somebody can help provide a description to police.
 
"This person could very well do this again and next time could end someone's life, I'm truly lucky to be alive, yet nobody, besides eye witnesses know anything about this accident," McAllister wrote in an e-mail to iBerkshires. "I need eye witnesses to come forward and give any description of the man who took off running on foot."
     

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