by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer –
MASON CITY – Early Saturday morning, around 3:30 AM, a hit and run incident was reported to the Mason City Police Department at 14th Street and South Kentucky.
According to Sgt. Dave Houser of the Mason City police Sunday morning, nearby residents heard the collision and thought it was a train and didn’t report it right away. The car that was being driven and initiated the collision is owned by Stacy Crooks of Mason City, and she told police that she lent it to someone else and was not driving and she was unable to tell police who was driving. “Since it’s her car, she is still responsible for the accident,” Sgt. Houser explained. “Not likely to be charges since we don’t know who was driving.”
The police officers were in search of the driver, who, it was reported, took off running after the accident occurred.
At the scene of the accident, the vehicle involved in the hit and run was still in place where it collided, head-on, into a parked pick-up truck on the west side of road, as the vehicle was traveling northbound. With the domino effect taking place, the truck was struck hard enough to hit another parked truck behind it.
Major damage was done to all vehicles involved. It was reported that the hit and run vehicle was registered to a woman from Mason City; her name could not be immediately confirmed by police.
The incident was still under investigation.
The people who own these other 2 vehicles insurance will now go up because someone else’s negligence, bunch of crap if you ask me. Maybe I’m a little naive but shouldn’t the van owner be held responsible since it is her car.
By the way, I wonder if the van was checked for the missing sculpture that was taken.
So let me see if I get this correctly. The cops show up and she says that she wasn’t driving but doesn’t know who was. Did they PBT her to see if she was drunk? So for now on, get in an accident, tell the cops someone else was driving, who, by the way, you just don’t happen to know their name, and no charges will be filed. That is fantastic MCPD!! Just by reading some of these blogs I have gathered more information then the PD did. Unbelievable!! Maybe they should contact the people at the party she was at and saw her leave or is that just asking too much from these great crime sleuths or should I say Sloths!!
PBT her??? They have no cause to PBT her in her own home. Even if she was drunk, there is no law against being drunk in your own home.
You aren’t as smart as you think you are.
If nobody saw her driving the car when it crashed and she won’t admit it, the cops got nothing.
It’s unfortunate but I was at the same birthday party as Stacy that Friday night. And everybody saw Stacy and her friend Heather W and
about as many guys as you can fit in a Pacifica get in her car and drive away! It’s also also pretty coincidental that her friend Heather lives on that side of town . Now I think these girls will have to get a job then stop living off of child support and unemployment to pay for the damages and lawyer fees. That’s also the lamest excuse of I don’t know driving my car I’ve ever heard. I can’t believe that the officers are that naive or whatever to believe that.
Why aren’t you telling the cops this instead of writing it on here if what you are saying is true?
First of all it’s not unfortunate it was coincidental. Second of all hypothetically all of those things you have suggested could have possibly been investigated and just not held to be true. If a person had been in this car when the air bags deployed, I’m certain they would have some marking on them and at the very least burns from the airbags. None of which did the officers locate on Stacy or any other accused party on North Iowa Today. Third, I think you should check your own story before you propose accusations. Not one person knows the unmitigated story thus why it is so easy for so many to run their mouths. The only “naive” individuals are those who read and believe what ignorant people post instead of checking the facts. By the way, I hope none of you ever loan your car to a friend…and if you do, I aspire the worst.
First of all, who are you to say that it was not unfortunate. Obviously, that is they way they feel!! Second of all, I feel pretty confidant in saying that if any of us loan our car to a friend, I’ll bet that we will know their name! And Stacy has some friend – leaving her hanging for all that damage.
Well I never gave out any accusations!! All that I wrong with the fact that I saw that Friday night. I’ve stated that I had seen Stacy and her “friends” leave in her car. I most certainly was not 3am which was about that time of the accident. Most people with kids are at home by then not loaning their car out to somebody they not may or may not know. Second that’s another reason why I didn’t go to the cops cuz I have no idea what they did after that. So yes it is unfortunate that this had to happen… And even more fortunate that nobody was killed or hurt!! And third most responsible people don’t loan their cars out to people at 3 in the morning to people we don’t know the names of or intoxicated friends that are going to collide head on with parked cars!!! What’s that old saying “friends don’t let friends drive drunk”. And I’ll tell you what ..this isn’t the first or last time these so called productive citizens are driving around intoxicated at that hour..
And how do you think the airbags got set off.. someone had to have been in the car. It didn’t drive itself there. Or maybe it was another car or someone going to that house over by cabin coffee!! I hear it’s the place to go at 3am!!! I’m gguessing the people involved fled there!
First of all it’s not unfortunate it was coincidental. Second of all hypothetically all of those things you have suggested could have possibly been investigated and just not held to be true. If a person had been in this car when the air bags deployed, I’m certain they would have some marking on them and at the very least burns from the airbags. None of which did the officers locate on Stacy or any other accused party on North Iowa Today. Third, I think you should check your own story before you propose accusations. Not one person knows the unmitigated story thus why it is so easy for so many to run their mouths. The only “naive” individuals are those who read and believe what ignorant people post instead of checking the facts. By the way, I hope none of you ever loan your car to a friend…and if you do, I aspire the worst.
Waterboard her like the UN troops do. F em – keep your mouth shut – 5th amendment rights. Let the donut patrol figure this out !
Tommy C. I believe she could be charged with interference with Official Acts.. Maybe they are doing a little more investigating before a press release… good lands people have some patience… CSI doesn’t really exist… things sometimes take months to get latent prints back from the lab… there’s not a magical little computer that runs them all in less than 30 seconds… this is reality not TV!
Maybe the so called investigater (mcpd) should take a break from their donuts and do there job! Anybody knows you can get fingerprints. Wonder who mcpd is covering for now??? It does happen here. Watch out if they don’t like ya! lol
Fingerprints will prove nothing. Of course her prints are there. It’s her car!
Doesn’t prove she drove it that night. Even though we all know she did.
90% chance her herself was driving and does not want the owi!!! In Waterloo if its your car and your can’t tell them who was driving you are going to jail and possibly is they can’t get you on driving charges they will get you for interference with official acts cause you don’t just let someone your don’t know drive off in you’re car!!! MC police should get their heads out of their keister and charge this woman!!!!
the reason MCPD isnt looking for finger prints is cause they don’t have a forensic department
This happened really close to my house and I didn’t hear anything.
No fingerprints on the steering wheel or interior/exterior of the car? Maybe that is too sophisticated for the MCPD! Lame ass excuse on behalf of Stacy C. !
Maybe C.S.I. , Vegas or N.Y., needs to be called in !
You do realize that the steering wheel sees multiple finger prints, right? Every time you drive, your hands run over that wheel leaving prints on top of prints. There would be almost no way of lifting a print that was useable. Anyone that has ever been in her car has left prints in it. Unless, of course, the car had been detailed right before this unnamed person borrowed her car, you’re not going to get good prints. You watch too much TV.
You watch too much tv. Fingerprints don’t prove when they were driving. That car should be full of the owner prints as they drive it all the time. She just needs to tell the truth.
Maybe that’s our problem on the Northend… we just can’t bluff like those Southend’ers. Whaa Whaa… ummm.Yep, it’s my car, but I have no clue who was driving it even though my keys are in the car. Ok, ma’am, well since you live on the right side of town, we’ll take you at your word and not charge you at all.
So if you don’t tell the police the whole story they can’t charge you. Brilliant lesson for the kids!
I’ll bet anything it was a Northender. Damn pond scum.
Damn South End
Come on, 24 hrs later and still no up to date info on this? What is the name of the registered owner? Inquiring minds want to know.
This happened right by my house!