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<\/p>\nDALLAS – A Dallas driver is frustrated with the lack of response from Dallas Police after her involvement in a hit-and-run that detached the other vehicle’s bumper.<\/p>\n
Dallas hit-and-run <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
Kayla Lorenz tells FOX 4’s David Sentendrey she was involved in a hit-and-run accident on Monday, Sept. 7, at the intersection of S M Wright Freeway and Al Lipscomb Way in Dallas.<\/p>\n
Dashboard cameras in Lorenz’s car captured a white Mercedes SUV hitting her vehicle from behind. The impact of the crash caused the Mercedes’ bumper to detach.<\/p>\n
20 seconds after the incident, the Mercedes is seen driving away. Lorenz said she called 911 immediately, but Dallas Police declined to dispatch an officer because she wasn’t injured, and her airbags did not deploy.<\/p>\n
Several minutes after the accident, a Dallas Police cruiser can be seen driving by Lorenz’s vehicle.<\/p>\n
Lorenz says her vehicle was minorly damaged, with minimal scratches to her truck.<\/p>\n
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What we don’t know:<\/p>\n
We don’t know the identity of the suspect who hit Lorenz’s vehicle.<\/p>\n
We also don’t know if the cruiser that passed Lorenz’s vehicle was aware she had recently been in an accident.<\/p>\n
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What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
“I didn\u2019t feel like anyone was helping me out at all.”<\/p>\n
Lorenz says she’s aware the accident could have been worse, but is frustrated with the lack of response.<\/p>\n
“This person just committed a felony, and I\u2019m being told that nothing\u2019s going to be done, basically.”<\/p>\n
She tells Sentendrey she kept the bumper of the Mercedes as evidence.<\/p>\n
“It was just hanging off the back of my truck when she drove off.”<\/p>\n
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The other side:<\/p>\n
Dallas Police tell FOX 4 in an email they told Lorenz to file a police report online regarding the incident.<\/p>\n
The department says its response to hit-and-runs depends on the severity of the injury or damage sustained during the accident.<\/p>\n
“The system is used in order to reduce wait times for citizens and to also free officers to respond to higher priority calls,” Dallas Police said.<\/p>\n
What’s next:<\/p>\n
Lorenz says she has filed a police report online, and hopes to identify the driver of the Mercedes.<\/p>\n
The Source: Information in this story comes from an interview with a hit-and-run victim and the Dallas Police Department.<\/p>\n
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