December 17, 2006
Double Hit-and-run Kills Boy in Queens
Twelve-year old Jacob Colon was killed after being hit by a speeding Mercedes-Benze while crossing 108th Street at Atlantic Avenue yesterday. Colon was going home after helping his mother at her laundromat job.
Moments before the fatal accident the Mercedes driver rear-ended a Toyota on 112th Street. According to the Daily News, when the driver of the Toyota suggested calling the police the Mercedes driver offered to pay him instead. When the teenager insisted on calling the cops the Mercedes sped off, running over Colon four blocks later. Using the car's license plate number the police contacted the owner, who said the Mercedes was in the garage for repairs. The suspect is believed to be a mechanic returning the car to its owner.
Police are searching for the male driver, said to be six feet tall and between 200 and 250 pounds, and the Mercedes, which has heavy front-end damage.
Jacob Colon was a student at I.S. 137 in Ozone Park. He helped his mother at the laundromat every weekend and was hoping to become a veterinarian.
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A damn shame... oddly enough I was around there and was wondering why there was a squad car was there. The road was closed off and I saw a fire engine in the distance (which made me assume that there was a fire or something), but this is much worse.
Hopefully they'll find the dirtbag who would do such a thing like that.
It pisses me off seeing the aftermath of these accidents. They all focus on a shoe, a shoe that was worn by the pedestrian.
How hard were these people hit where their shoes just came off? This weekend it was this little boy's sneaker, a young lady's pump and gentleman's dark dress shoe.
Man I feel so mad about this. Jacob was one of my close friends. He lived down the street from me on 110. Man this isnt fair to me, to him, to his family, and to everybody else.
Me and Jacob go to school together, well, went to school together. No matter what he always had a positive attitude. Whether he knew the people he was around or not he would always make you so happy. He was funny. He was really close to a friend of mine. We miss him. We luv U Jacob!!!!
We be thinkin bout you. It really is a shame and they caught him. He turned himself in. The man that did this to Jacob needs to burn in hell
yo, that is the stpdists person i ever saw in my whole life. why the hell would he run over a kids and live him there to die, he sould be put in jail for life. he is carzy. we will get him all of jacobs friends.Love you jj
From rosero
im soo sorry jacob
i saw you playiin b4 you died and it touched ma heart♥
i never new you but im really sorry!!!! i noe wut your frendz and family are goiint through.....i saw everything n im still touched IM SOO DAM SORRY AND WE ALL LOVE YOU ALOT....AND AND ONCE AGAIIN EVERYONE LOVEZ YOU AND YOU WILL ALWYZ BE REMEMBERD♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
O MAN...Y JACOB...WE MISS U =[