Type of Collision: Vehicle vs. Bicyclist (hit and run)
\nLocation of Incident: Crain Hwy near Georgia Avenue
\nDate & Time: July 14, 2011 @ 7:32 a.m.
\nMotor Vehicle: Unknown small, gray sedan (possibly a Chevy or Saturn)
\nDriver: Unknown white male with a beard, wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a baseball cap
\nBicyclist: Marco A. Garcia, 41, of 1833 Norfolk Road, Glen Burnie, Md
\nInjuries\/Condition: Critical, unstable condition <\/p>\n
Synopsis:
\n On July 14, 2011, at approximately 7:32 a.m., an individual was legally operating his
\nbicycle northbound on Crain Highway near Georgia Avenue when an unknown gray vehicle,
\npossibly a Chevy or Saturn, traveling north on Crain Highway struck the rear of the bicycle. The
\noperator of the vehicle failed to remain on the scene and was witnessed continuing northbound on
\nCrain Highway at a high rate of speed. The victim was transported by ambulance to the
\nUniversity of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he was listed in critical, unstable condition.
\n The suspect vehicle was described as a small Chevy or Saturn sedan, gray in color with
\ndamage to the right front headlight area and windshield. The operator was described as a white
\nmale with a beard, wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a baseball cap. <\/p>\n
UPDATE:
\nOn July 18, 2011, a citizen\u2019s report to check an occupied vehicle located in the parking lot
\nof the Walmart located at 407 George Clauss Boulevard was dispatched to Western District
\nofficers. Officers arrived and observed damage consistent with a lookout given for a hit and run
\nvehicle from the above collision. Officers identified and made contact with the owner, John
\nHarrison Correlli, 57, of 6739 Brookmont Drive in Baltimore, Maryland. <\/p>\n
The suspect vehicle, a 2005 silver Chevy Cobalt, which was registered to Mr. Correlli,
\nwas towed to Police Headquarters. A search warrant was obtained for the vehicle and Evidence
\nCollection Technicians recovered a ball cap, wire framed glasses and a sample of suspected DNA
\nevidence from the vehicle. The evidence was subsequently compared to the victim Marco Garcia.
\nOn December 29, 2011, the DNA test results were received and showed a positive match
\nindicating this was the vehicle that struck Mr. Garcia. <\/p>\n
On January 18, 2012, John Harrison Correlli was charged with several traffic violations to
\ninclude the following: failure of a vehicle driver to pass safely at a distance of at least three feet
\nwhen overtaking a bicycle, leaving the scene of a collision that caused serious bodily injury with
\nout rendering aid, failure to remain on the scene of a collision, negligent driving, failure to return
\nto the scene and failure to exercise care to avoid the collision with the bicycle.
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\nhttps:\/\/www.aacounty.org\/Police\/PressReleases\/Resources\/January_2012\/AACOPD_PR_20120119.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n