Family looks for hit and run suspect on craigslist and facebook

Victim remains in coma; family looking for clues

Can Facebook and Craigslist find a hit and run driver?


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Posted: 09/08/2010

BALTIMORE - His family admits Bobby Ross had hit some hard times.

Living in a homeless shelter, not being able to take care of his 14 year old boy, Ross was aiming to turn his life around.

August 15th his life turned upside down.

"He actually right now, the prognosis, the doctors are not sure and we're not sure at this point. He has massive brain damage," said his sister Cindy Fields.

Ross is in a coma now and barely responsive.

He was the victim of a hit and run as he was crossing Guilford Street at Centre Street in downtown Baltimore at noon on a Sunday.

Witnesses say the driver stopped at first, then sped off.

Beyond that, Ross' family knows nothing.

Three weeks later now and they say police have yet to even call making her feel like nobody even cares.

"I'm not saying I'm frustrated, I just think they need to do more because as time goes on, he's going to be forgotten."

"Certainly investigators will be interviewing the witnesses,” said police spokesperson Detective Jeremy Silbert, “We'll also check to see if there are any cameras in the area. If there are we will certainly look at that footage. We're also asking the public."

But Ross' family can't wait for police any longer.

They posted a craigslist ad asking for any information, even posting the same request on ABC2’s Facebook page, hoping, praying someone knows something.

"Someone saw something that can come forward, or they know the person that did this and they can come forward," said Fields.

Taking matters into their own hands, looking for the person who stopped her brother's life at the intersection of Centre and Guilford.
 

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