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Monday, February 27 2012
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Vol. 100 No. 256
UPD looking for suspect in campus hit and run
BY JACOB BATTE thedmnews@gmail.com
The University of Mississippi Police Department is looking for a student involved in a campus hit and run that sent a student to the hospital. University Police Chief Calvin Sellars said UPD has identified a suspect behind the wheel, but no arrest has been made. “We’re going to give him a chance to turn himself in,” Sellars said. “If he hasn’t come in by (today) we’re going to the judge and have a warrant taken out for him.” The incident happened at approximately 1:20 a.m. Saturday in the fraternity parking lot between Sigma Epsilon and Pi Kappa Alpha, also known as Frat Alley. Anonymous eye-witnesses said they saw the student involved leave the parking lot after a verbal altercation and get into a black Land Rover before returning to the parking lot with an “apparent
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intention” to hit the other students any connection to the fraternity. with the car. Upon peeling into the Sophomore Nicolas Stephens parking lot, the car reportedly hit was the first person to call the poone student before stopping. The lice. student was not taken to the hos“I chased him down the road pital. and got the license plate,” he said. At that time another student, “I saw him (Skipp) on the ground Philip Skipp, reportedly walked and made sure the ambulance up to the vehicle in an attempt to got there. I wasn’t sure if he was talk the suspect out of the car. Ac- breathing.” cording to eyewitnesses, the driver Skipp was taken to the hospital then stepped on the gas, dragging with apparent injuries to his chest, Skipp approximately 25 to 30 feet arm and head. He was released on the left side of the car. While Saturday afternoon, according to still dragging Skipp, the SUV then Baptist Memorial Hospital. hit approximately four cars parked Stephens is also a victim. His behind the Delta Psi fraternity white Mitsubishi Galant was one house. Two cars received substan- of the cars that sustained substantial damage while two others tial damage. received minor damage, includ“The rear end is pretty much ing to their break lights and back completely gone,” he said. bumper. UPD informed the owners of the Witnesses said the suspected damaged vehicles that the damagdriver also almost hit several other es will be covered, said Stephens. people. “They said they plan to have evThe Land Rover then left the erything wrapped up by Monday, parking lot before parking in front and to come by then,” Stephens of the Alpha Tau Omega frater- said. nity house, according to witnesses. The police have impounded the UPD searched the house, but Land Rover, which sustained semade no arrests. It is believed that the suspected driver does not have See HIT & RUN, PAGE 7
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PHOTOS COURTESY PETRE THOMAS
TOP: Paramedics load a student into the back of an ambulance after an early morning hit and run. BOTTOM: A University police officer examines damage inflicted on surrounding vehicles after the hit and run. Police are still searching for the suspected driver.
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