Hustisya · Fatal dog collisionManchester dog hit-and-run: Police seek pickup after six-year-old Ajax killedIsinulat Oktubre 29, 2026 nang 4:26 AM UTCManoodTranskripsyon0:07A pickup truck struck and killed Ajax near his owner's home.0:10Police in Manchester by the Sea, Massachusetts, are searching for the driver.0:14Carly Cook couldn't get a license plate, and investigators have only limited video.0:18Additional home surveillance recordings could help identify the truck.0:21Can those recordings give investigators the identification Cook couldn't capture?0:25Police are seeking a black four-door pickup, believed to be a Ford F-150.0:29The truck had an open bed without a bed cover.0:31Those features give investigators something to look for as they search for more0:35video.0:35Cook says she was about two hundred yards from home when the truck approached.0:38She and Ajax, her six-year-old mixed breed dog, were taking their usual nighttime0:43walk.0:43She described him as a dog who stayed close enough to hear her.0:46Cook says, Ajax often walked off leash, wore a light around his collar, and stayed0:51nearby.0:51She says she always carried a leash.0:53Those were the habits of their nightly walks.0:55Cook says she tried to wave the approaching driver down.0:58She described the truck as moving at a very high speed, and says it didn't slow1:02until after hitting Ajax as he ran toward her.1:05That's her description of the truck's speed.1:07She says Ajax yelped and ran a few yards away.1:10Cook ran after him, picked him up, and begged the driver for help.1:13She says the driver got out, watched briefly, then returned to the pickup and drove1:17away.1:17He got out of the car, but he didn't offer any assistance.1:20Cook said.1:21He didn't come over to me.1:23He didn't come over to the dog.1:24She carried Ijax home, then took him to an emergency veterinarian where he was1:27pronounced dead.1:28Police want recordings from beyond the immediate collision site.1:31Their appeal reaches people near Union Street, Beach Street, Masconomo Street,1:36Proctor Street, and Smith's Point.1:38Cameras around those locations could help investigators find the pickup.1:41Cook says everything happened too quickly for her to get the plate.1:44That leaves investigators trying to connect her description with the limited footage1:47they already have.1:48A similar-looking pickup would still need to be connected to the collision.1:51The request asks residents to review recordings between Tuesday at midnight and1:55Wednesday morning at twelve thirty.1:57But it's unclear whether the collision happened around midnight Tuesday or early2:00Wednesday morning.2:01The intended start of the recording search also needs clarification.2:04That uncertainty affects which recordings residents would examine.2:08The wording doesn't give them a clear calendar date for the start of the search.2:11Additional footage could help identify the vehicle and show more of what happened2:14around the collision.2:15Massachusetts law sets a first offense maximum fine of one hundred dollars for2:20failing to report after striking and injuring or killing a dog or cat.2:23The driver must promptly report to the owner, custodian, or a police officer in that2:27municipality.2:28The law's reporting duty alone doesn't tell us whether this driver broke it.2:31Whether the driver made a qualifying report is still unclear.2:34Any charge would depend on what investigators can determine.2:37Cook remembered Ajax this way: he would just, you know, put a smile on everybody's2:42face.2:42He was a great dog.2:43The driver's identity hasn't been confirmed.2:45Police are seeking additional neighborhood recordings to build on the limited video2:49they already have.Basahin ang artikuloTakbo ng kuwento sa panahonHeyDex
