Police seek information on Gresham hit and run

Jerome Calcagno, 79, found injured on Sandy Boulevard

By Mara Stine

The Gresham Outlook, Oct 30, 2009, Updated Oct 30, 2009 (1 Reader comment)

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Gresham police hope this photo taken from video surveillance will help get information on a Thursday morning hit-and-run that left an elderly man in serious condition.

Gresham police have released a photo taken from video surveillance in hopes of getting information on a Thursday morning hit-and-run that left an elderly man in serious condition.

Police found the victim – identified as Jerome Calcagno, 79, of Gresham – semiconscious face down north of the fog line on Northeast Sandy Boulevard just east of 201st Avenue at about 7 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, said Sgt. Rick Wilson, Gresham police spokesman.

An ambulance transported him to Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center, where he is listed in serious condition.

Using two surveillance videos from nearby businesses, police have released an image of the scene. “The video is of very poor quality, but it’s all that we have,” Wilson said.

The suspect vehicle appears to be a larger maroon sedan and could be missing its antenna. It was last seen at 6:54 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, westbound on Northeast Sandy Boulevard off Northeast 201st Avenue.

A small black two-door vehicle also is seen heading eastbound passing the suspect vehicle just seconds after the collision.

Investigators with the police department’s Traffic Unit would like to speak with the driver and/or occupants of the black car.

Anyone else who saw something suspicious in the area between 6:50 and 6:55 a.m. also is encouraged to call the Gresham Police tip line at 503-618-2719 or 1-888-989-3505.

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