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Police say the driver fled after hitting the victim and has not been arrested.<\/p>\n
The victim remains unresponsive in the ICU with severe, life-threatening injuries, according to his family.<\/p>\n
OAKLAND, Calif. – A 59-year-old Concord<\/a> man is fighting for his life after being struck in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland<\/a> last Wednesday, an incident his family says happened just after he finished a graffiti cleanup job.<\/p>\n Surveillance video shows a car speeding down 23rd Street near Broadway in Uptown Oakland. Seconds later, the victim is seen lying motionless on the ground. A bystander runs to his aid, and others quickly rush in to help before first responders arrive.<\/p>\n Anthony Pinelli, the victim, remains hospitalized in the intensive care unit.<\/p>\n His family says he suffered a traumatic brain injury, a fractured skull, severe injuries that nearly severed his spine, and multiple other injuries.<\/p>\n His daughter, Sierra Pinelli, said the family is still reeling.<\/p>\n “He left. I said goodbye to him and then the next thing I know, I found out that he was ran over by a stolen vehicle who ran off and we still haven’t caught him,” she said. “I was shocked, worried and we’re all just really upset that this happened.”<\/p>\n Police told the family the driver later abandoned the car, which had been reported stolen.<\/p>\n Pinelli works as an independent contractor, often cleaning graffiti or doing construction cleanup. His family said that just before 6 p.m., he had finished removing graffiti from a business on 23rd Street. As he crossed the street to throw something away and returned to his car, he was hit.<\/p>\n Family, neighbors shaken<\/p>\n “It\u2019s absolutely horrific,” Sierra said. “The unnerving feeling of unknown, of what’s going to happen next with him. He’s clinging on for dear life right now, he’s undergone multiple surgeries.”<\/p>\n