Police asking for help in identifying vehicles related to fatal Millcreek hit-and-run
Jul 27, 2024, 1:29 PM | Updated: Jul 29, 2024, 3:57 pm
MILLCREEK — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying three vehicles seen near the scene of a fatal Millcreek hit-and-run on Saturday.
The Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake said in a press release that the accident occurred at 2300 E. 3051 South at approximately 5:56 a.m.
Sgt. Aymee Race with UPD said the driver of a vehicle stopped her vehicle after striking a cat. The driver had gotten out of the car and turned on their hazard lights to help the cat when they were struck by another vehicle.
“This person was trying to do something right,” Race said. “They were rendering aid to the cat here at this intersection.”
On Sunday, police said the victim, 20-year-old Lindsay VanOrman, died from her injuries on Saturday night.
“This devastating turn of events heightens the urgency for public assistance in identifying the individual responsible for this,” police said.
“According to available information, a black box-type SUV may have stopped behind this vehicle as the victim exited their vehicle to render aid to the cat,” the press release stated. “It is possible the driver or occupants of this SUV may have witnessed this individual struck by another vehicle.”
Police are asking the public to take a look at a video recorded near the incident to help identify vehicles related to the investigation.
The video provided shows a roadway at the upper left corner of the footage. According to police, the first and second cars may have been witnesses to the accident. The third truck is the suspect vehicle; it appears to have something in the back of it.
Mike Fitzgerald, the cat’s owner, is bewildered by the accident and that no one stopped to help the victim.
“When they hit this individual, the vehicle did stop, and then you hear silence, then a door slam, and they take off with a high rate of speed,” Fitzgerald said, describing the security footage.
The UPD is asking anyone who may have seen anything related to the Millcreek case to call 801-840-4000 and reference case number CO24-70166.
