Miriam Frankl (October 17, 2009) |
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The owner of a truck believed to be involved in the hit-and-run death of a Johns Hopkins University student last week turned himself in early Tuesday morning and spoke with detectives, city police said.
Police said the 39-year-old Sykesville man was released as detectives continued their investigation into the death of Miriam Frankl, 20, who was struck in the 3500 block of St. Paul St. at University Parkway on Friday afternoon. Spokesman Donny Moses said once the investigation is complete, police will turn over their findings to prosecutors, who will determine whether to pursue criminal charges. He declined to comment on what the owner of the truck told police.
"The investigation is still very ongoing," Moses said.
The owner of the truck turned himself in hours after WBFF Fox-45 aired a report in which a reporter visited a Carroll County home listed for the owner in court records. A shirtless man who answered the door told the reporter to get off his property or he would "get the shotgun."
According to court records, the truck owner has a long history of driving under the influence. He is awaiting a December trial in the city on charges of leaving the scene of an accident, attempting to drive while under the influence and operating an unregistered vehicle. Since 1994, he has been convicted four times of driving under the influence, according to court records.
The Baltimore Sun is not naming the truck owner because he has not been charged in the hit-and-run.
The white Ford F-250 with Maryland tag 94W412 was found legally parked in the 3800 block of Egerton Road in Ashburton about midnight Saturday after residents there recognized the truck from news accounts of the student's death and called police. Moses said the truck had not been reported missing and was towed to police headquarters, where crime lab technicians examined it for evidence linked to the death of Frankl, a junior molecular and cell biology major from the Chicago area.
Moses said that the vehicle had a Tate Engineering decal affixed to it, but that the truck did not belong to the firm. He said the truck is registered to a resident of Carroll County and it has no connection with Tate Engineering.
In a statement, Tate Engineering said that the vehicle had been sold and changed hands three times since late 2008 and that the current owner is not a current or former employee of the company.
The company also said it received a phone call Friday afternoon about someone in a Tate Engineering vehicle running red lights, narrowly missing other cars and driving erratically.
Police said the 39-year-old Sykesville man was released as detectives continued their investigation into the death of Miriam Frankl, 20, who was struck in the 3500 block of St. Paul St. at University Parkway on Friday afternoon. Spokesman Donny Moses said once the investigation is complete, police will turn over their findings to prosecutors, who will determine whether to pursue criminal charges. He declined to comment on what the owner of the truck told police.
"The investigation is still very ongoing," Moses said.
The owner of the truck turned himself in hours after WBFF Fox-45 aired a report in which a reporter visited a Carroll County home listed for the owner in court records. A shirtless man who answered the door told the reporter to get off his property or he would "get the shotgun."
According to court records, the truck owner has a long history of driving under the influence. He is awaiting a December trial in the city on charges of leaving the scene of an accident, attempting to drive while under the influence and operating an unregistered vehicle. Since 1994, he has been convicted four times of driving under the influence, according to court records.
The Baltimore Sun is not naming the truck owner because he has not been charged in the hit-and-run.
The white Ford F-250 with Maryland tag 94W412 was found legally parked in the 3800 block of Egerton Road in Ashburton about midnight Saturday after residents there recognized the truck from news accounts of the student's death and called police. Moses said the truck had not been reported missing and was towed to police headquarters, where crime lab technicians examined it for evidence linked to the death of Frankl, a junior molecular and cell biology major from the Chicago area.
Moses said that the vehicle had a Tate Engineering decal affixed to it, but that the truck did not belong to the firm. He said the truck is registered to a resident of Carroll County and it has no connection with Tate Engineering.
In a statement, Tate Engineering said that the vehicle had been sold and changed hands three times since late 2008 and that the current owner is not a current or former employee of the company.
The company also said it received a phone call Friday afternoon about someone in a Tate Engineering vehicle running red lights, narrowly missing other cars and driving erratically.
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Criminal justice system fails again. The prick who killed a lady in Pikesville a few days ago under similar circumstances had a record, suspended license, etc. Enough. The judges who let these guys off need to be removed.
Thruthhurts (10/21/2009, 9:30 PM )