Metro Atlanta father is searching for answers after his daughter was struck, dragged by truck

ATLANTA — An Atlanta father is pleading for assist after his daughter was hit, dragged for practically 70 toes after which left on the street by the motive force. The hit and run occurred Monday, Nov. 7, alongside Lanier Boulevard and North Virginia Avenue.

“You may hear it, it’s simply gut-wrenching,” mentioned Mick Bergstrom after watching video of the automotive suspected of hitting his 17-year-old daughter Kat after which driving away.

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“All she remembers is being on the easement on the curb and searching up and all her mates her crying,” mentioned Bergstrom.

The checklist of her accidents is in depth. “She had a collapsed lung, 4 or 5 damaged ribs, her pelvis is shattered, one of many sockets is broken, three breaks in her again,” mentioned Bergstrom about his daughter, who has had three surgical procedures in simply over every week.

“I believe probably the most painful half, she bought drug 68 toes, so she has massive patches of highway rash which can be simply terrible,” he mentioned.

Her mother and father are actually taking over the combat to seek out the motive force. They’ve put out fliers and are asking everybody within the space to test their cameras from the evening of Nov. 7 at 11:30 p.m.

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“It will actually assist us piece issues collectively, completely different angles and completely different cameras,” mentioned Bergstrom.

Atlanta Police launched video of the automotive concerned, and Crime Stoppers is providing a $2,000 reward for info.

Kat’s mother and father are working to hint the motive force’s path and hope to gather a shot of a license plate. They don’t have a lot religion that the motive force will come ahead on their very own.

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“They knew, and so they simply left her,” he mentioned.

Kat is within the burn unit at Grady, the place they’re treating her highway rash. She is going to finally be moved to rehab, the place she’s going to study to stroll once more.

However after listening to from medical doctors, her household is hopeful she will likely be again on her toes in time for commencement and a visit to Italy within the spring.

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