Fairhope, Alabama
Update (2): Here is the police report:
"On Friday, May 5, 2017, at approximately 6:52 p.m., a motor vehicle accident occurred on North Section Street between Pine Street and Oak Street in Fairhope.
According to witnesses, a Gray 2016 Kia Sorento was travelling northbound on Section Street in an erratic manner. The vehicle left the travel lane and struck several cars which were legally parked adjacent to the curb. A total of five (5) parked vehicles were damaged: a 2016 Toyota Tundra, a 2004 Acura TSX, a 2006 Toyota Prius, a 2015 Mazda 6, and a 2014 Honda Accord. Each of the parked cars were unoccupied at the time of the collision.
The collision with the parked cars caused the Kia Sorento to overturn in the roadway. The driver, later identified as Mr. Darnell Demarcus Dedrea Harshaw, Black/Male, age 19, of Mobile, AL, exited the car and fled on foot. Responding officers were informed of his direction of travel, and pursued him on foot. After a brief foot chase, Mr. Harshaw was taken into custody and arrested. He was booked into the Fairhope Municipal Jail on a charge of attempting to elude police officers, and has since been released pending a court date. Additional charges related to the collision may be filed when the full investigation is completed.
There were four additional occupants in the Kia at the time of the collision: three (3) seventeen (17) year old females and a one (1) year old male. Although no injuries were reported, the one year old male was taken to the hospital for examination as a precaution."
Update (1): A gray SUV sideswiped several parked vehicles and flipped on Section Street in front of city hall this evening during Art Walk; but no one was seriously injured according to preliminary reports.
Speeding has always been a problem in that area; one of the parked cars may have been pulling out when struck.
According to WABF radio:
"A man is in custody in Fairhope after his SUV hit several parked cars and then flipped several times on Section street. Witnesses tell WABF he was driving erratically and speeding when the incident happened in front of the Police Station. One witness told us he pulled an infant from an upside down car seat from the vehicle. Others say there were 3 children in the car and a woman jumped out of it and rolled on the ground before it flipped. Reports indicate no severe injuries. Witnesses also told us the driver walked with a limp hurriedly away from the accident scene but was captured by Fairhope Police. No press release has been issued yet concerning the incident or charges against the driver."
Update (2): Here is the police report:
"On Friday, May 5, 2017, at approximately 6:52 p.m., a motor vehicle accident occurred on North Section Street between Pine Street and Oak Street in Fairhope.
According to witnesses, a Gray 2016 Kia Sorento was travelling northbound on Section Street in an erratic manner. The vehicle left the travel lane and struck several cars which were legally parked adjacent to the curb. A total of five (5) parked vehicles were damaged: a 2016 Toyota Tundra, a 2004 Acura TSX, a 2006 Toyota Prius, a 2015 Mazda 6, and a 2014 Honda Accord. Each of the parked cars were unoccupied at the time of the collision.
The collision with the parked cars caused the Kia Sorento to overturn in the roadway. The driver, later identified as Mr. Darnell Demarcus Dedrea Harshaw, Black/Male, age 19, of Mobile, AL, exited the car and fled on foot. Responding officers were informed of his direction of travel, and pursued him on foot. After a brief foot chase, Mr. Harshaw was taken into custody and arrested. He was booked into the Fairhope Municipal Jail on a charge of attempting to elude police officers, and has since been released pending a court date. Additional charges related to the collision may be filed when the full investigation is completed.
There were four additional occupants in the Kia at the time of the collision: three (3) seventeen (17) year old females and a one (1) year old male. Although no injuries were reported, the one year old male was taken to the hospital for examination as a precaution."
Update (1): A gray SUV sideswiped several parked vehicles and flipped on Section Street in front of city hall this evening during Art Walk; but no one was seriously injured according to preliminary reports.
Speeding has always been a problem in that area; one of the parked cars may have been pulling out when struck.
According to WABF radio:
"A man is in custody in Fairhope after his SUV hit several parked cars and then flipped several times on Section street. Witnesses tell WABF he was driving erratically and speeding when the incident happened in front of the Police Station. One witness told us he pulled an infant from an upside down car seat from the vehicle. Others say there were 3 children in the car and a woman jumped out of it and rolled on the ground before it flipped. Reports indicate no severe injuries. Witnesses also told us the driver walked with a limp hurriedly away from the accident scene but was captured by Fairhope Police. No press release has been issued yet concerning the incident or charges against the driver."
Comments
Do you go downtown much? You can't speed because of the pedestrians strolling in the middle of the street looking around and people who have no business driving are trying to parallel park.
I don't know what happened here but this explanation isn't plausible.
All it is going to take is one visitor to get hurt, and with the internet, this will be a big deal. Out downtown is what attracts almost everyone to Fairhope.
It is time the Fairhope police start writing tickets, and the judge makes those caught speeding to pay the fine.
Amazing that they say no one was injured !!