Caught on video: Hit-and-run driver crashes into parked cars
SEATTLE - A Ballard man is on a crusade to catch the driver who took off after crashing into the two cars he parked in front of his home - because the incident was all caught on camera.
Kyle Sylvester, the man who owns those two cars, filed a police report - and he's also been doing some detective work of his own.
It seems Kyle installed video surveillance cameras outside his home about six months ago, after someone broke into his truck.
Since then - the surveillance cameras have caught nothing but the occasional jogger or bicyclist zipping by his Ballard home.
Now he can't stop watching, over and over, what happened Saturday at 2:08 a.m.
"And he took off. Classic hit-and-run," says Kyle.
The video shows a car cruising down 28th Avenue Northwest. Another camera catches it slamming into Kyle's Hyundai, pushing into Kyle's other parked car.
The driver reverses - and takes off. And just a few feet away - was a man on the sidewalk who called 911.
"I'm really glad, though, that this guy didn't get hurt. That's No. 1, you know?" says Kyle.
The second-most important thing for Kyle is to find out who was in the car.
"It's not the smoking gun, obviously. I don't have his license, I don't know who he is, really," he says.
But, hoping someone does know the driver, Kyle had a friend put the video on YouTube and Facebook. And - he's spreading the news to his neighbors.
"He came barreling in, and there was a pedestrian walking - almost would've hit him," says Kyle.
Kyle says he knows the cars can be fixed or replaced, but he wants the driver to own up to what happened.
"You didn't show good judgment. You know, you need to fix what you damaged," he says.
Until he gets answers, he and his wife keep watching for clues.
Kyle's wife said she never parks her car in front - and this was the first time.
Anyone who has information about the crash is urged to call Seattle police.
Kyle Sylvester, the man who owns those two cars, filed a police report - and he's also been doing some detective work of his own.
It seems Kyle installed video surveillance cameras outside his home about six months ago, after someone broke into his truck.
Since then - the surveillance cameras have caught nothing but the occasional jogger or bicyclist zipping by his Ballard home.
Now he can't stop watching, over and over, what happened Saturday at 2:08 a.m.
"And he took off. Classic hit-and-run," says Kyle.
The video shows a car cruising down 28th Avenue Northwest. Another camera catches it slamming into Kyle's Hyundai, pushing into Kyle's other parked car.
The driver reverses - and takes off. And just a few feet away - was a man on the sidewalk who called 911.
"I'm really glad, though, that this guy didn't get hurt. That's No. 1, you know?" says Kyle.
The second-most important thing for Kyle is to find out who was in the car.
"It's not the smoking gun, obviously. I don't have his license, I don't know who he is, really," he says.
But, hoping someone does know the driver, Kyle had a friend put the video on YouTube and Facebook. And - he's spreading the news to his neighbors.
"He came barreling in, and there was a pedestrian walking - almost would've hit him," says Kyle.
Kyle says he knows the cars can be fixed or replaced, but he wants the driver to own up to what happened.
"You didn't show good judgment. You know, you need to fix what you damaged," he says.
Until he gets answers, he and his wife keep watching for clues.
Kyle's wife said she never parks her car in front - and this was the first time.
Anyone who has information about the crash is urged to call Seattle police.
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