Request for Public's Help to Solve Felony Hit & Run
Source: Santa Barbara Police Department
On Thursday, June 13, 2019 at approximately 10:30 at night, a bicyclist was riding southbound on Castillo Street approaching the intersection of Castillo and Yananoli Street. As the bicyclist proceeded south through the intersection, the bicyclist was struck by a teal or green BMW sedan.
The bicyclist was thrown onto the hood of the vehicle and sustained minor injuries from the collision.
The driver of the BMW failed to stop to render aid and identify himself as required by California law.
The bicyclist described the driver as a darker-skinned male. According to video surveillance collected, Investigators believe that the BMW is a 5-Series 4-door sedan for the generation of vehicles spanning 1995-2003.
Attached, are photos of a BMW and its alleged driver which may be involved in this case. Police seek the public’s help in identifying the male in the pictures or the owner of the vehicle depicted.
Should you have additional information about this case please contact Traffic Investigator Carl Kamin at 805-897-2376. You may remain anonymous.
23 Comments
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Jul 17, 2019 09:01 AMI do hope this hit and run driver gets caught soon. But there is a possibility he does not reside here in SB area.
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Jul 17, 2019 08:23 AMMy guess is that he lives nearby this convenience store. His shoes look like slippers. He is dressed very casually as though he was at home relaxing and ran out to the store to get something quickly.
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Jul 17, 2019 07:16 AMIt was probably the bikers fault. Road cyclist ARE THE WORST.
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Jul 18, 2019 08:08 AMI'm not sure how a significant other came into play but ok I mean if that makes you feel like more of a man sure go a head. All kidding aside you sound like a douche and you have to live with that so I do feel sorry for you and if you have a significant other.
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Jul 17, 2019 01:21 PM505- Never heard of a 'sport cyclist' but seems like it struck a nerve with you, lol. Caught your lady sneaking a peak? All kidding aside, i hope the rider is ok. Seeing the time, it was probably someone getting off work and trying to make it home.
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Jul 17, 2019 01:05 PMDid I say I sided with the man that drove off? No I did not in any way shape or form all I said is road cyclists are the worst and that must have struck a nerve with you to write back, you must be a "sports cyclist" too.
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Jul 17, 2019 10:26 AMIts was a 1030pm(at night). Definitely not a spandex roadie, but thanks for not caring about cyclists and siding with someone who could have killed someone and drove off.
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Jul 17, 2019 09:17 AMI didn't ask about penalties, I just said road cyclist are the worst. But thank you for the lesson in law I guess.....
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Jul 17, 2019 07:44 AMIt would still be a hit-and-run.
"Penalties for Hit and Run in California
The consequences for a hit and run conviction are very confusing. If you are charged with hit and run causing injury under VC 20001, you could face up to 364 days in jail and fines of up to $10,000. A felony is punishable by up to three years in jail and a $10,000 fine."
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Jul 16, 2019 06:05 PMQuite the fashion plate. Note the Sperry Topsiders (or similar) with no socks. Quick - photo shoot with GQ. Where's the sweater over the back with arms tied around the neck?
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Jul 16, 2019 10:34 PMThose look like sheepskin lined mocassins to me. Aren't topsiders made to be worn without socks anyway?
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Jul 16, 2019 01:30 PMHe also appears to be 8 feet tall when compared to the person in the yellow shirt behind him....or yellow shirt guy is 3 feet tall.
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Jul 16, 2019 12:17 PMThe pictures they are showing are photos of a computer screen. How about taking a screenshot on the actual computer so we aren't looking a photo of a photo, with terrible resolution? Would hope our PD would try harder than this. I wouldn't turn in a meaningless report for work or school with this poor quality, lol.
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Jul 16, 2019 04:20 PMAgree with DBD, that warped pattern doesn't happen due to low quality cameras. That's a computer screen.
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Jul 16, 2019 03:38 PM915Films, looks like a moiré pattern from taking a picture of a screen, but seeing how 'film' in in your username i could totally be wrong.
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Jul 16, 2019 01:17 PMDBD – These are screen shots and not photos of a computer screen. Typical CCTV video is not high resolution to begin with. Also, CCTV is moving video, not still photographs. A freeze of frame image from a CCTV video is like using a slow shutter speed on your camera with a moving subject.
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Jul 16, 2019 12:23 PMProtip for the PD: the "print screen" button on the keyboard takes a screenshot and copies it. Then open Word, Paint, Gmail, ANYTHING, and paste it using Ctrl + V
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Jul 16, 2019 11:27 AMDid they enhance the image of his front license plate?? The images are decent enough, where someone will know him....
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Jul 16, 2019 03:09 PMTrue except computer learning may actually be making it a reality. Look up 'In the age of A.I. is seeing still believing' in the New Yorker.
Computers can look at millions of pixelated license plate images, if they know what a really pixelated B looks like they can identify one pretty accurately even as blur. A cold case was solved using this technology. It won't be long before the cops can feed that blurry grey smudge into a computer and it will identify the license plate, we live in the future
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Jul 16, 2019 11:40 AM"enhance" is a myth purported by CSI shows. You can change the contrast, brightness, color, etc for very minor improvements, but it is impossible to enhance the quality.
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Jul 16, 2019 11:20 AMTall black dude with a basketball tournament shirt? Looks like a coach. The detective should call the local college and high school basketball coaches to ID their colleague. Should take no more than four calls to ID the guy if he's from anywhere between LA and SF.
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Jul 16, 2019 01:24 PMYep, that's a tournament shirt. Might be a Coach or Dad of a player. Call Manny Murrillo at Pro Skill's or the Eastside boy's club...he probably knows him either way.
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Jul 16, 2019 10:47 AMHopefully it won't take long to track down this guy.