Hartford police have arrested a man accused of taking off from the scene of an accident after hitting a pedestrian with a Polaris Slingshot in April.
Frank Bohorquez, 43, of Vernon, faces charges of second-degree assault with a motor vehicle, evading responsibility, reckless driving and failure to drive in the proper lane.
Police said that on April 22 just before 10 p.m. a man crossing Park Street near Cedar Street was hit by a Polaris Slingshot motorcycle. The victim was rushed to Hartford Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The incident was captured on surveillance video. In the video it appears the pedestrian was crossing near a crosswalk and that other vehicles had stopped to let him pass.
The driver of the motorcycle crossed a double-yellow line, struck the pedestrian and never stopped.
The Slingshot was located and the vehicle was seized, but the involved rider was not immediately located.
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On May 24, an arrest warrant was issued for the suspect, identified as Bohorquez. He was arrested Monday. He is currently being held on a $20,000 bond and is next scheduled to appear in court on July 18.
