Louisville citizen Kyle Riggs posted this note on Facebook yesterday evening...

Friday night, I was driving my 12 year-old sister to the movies. We were driving along Baxter Ave. It was very dark. I saw the van in front of me swerve sharply to the left and then bounce over something. At the same time, I saw something fly out from under the vehicle. I realized that it was a boot. I hit my brakes and saw what they ran over. It was a woman. The van didn't slow down. When I looked back to the van, it was too far away to see its license plate. I put my flashers on and jumped out of the car, telling my sister to stay put. Another woman on the sidewalk ran over to the victim and told me to call 911. I did. Thankfully, there were two vehicles of guys with neon vests that got out and blocked off traffic in both directions. She was lying on her side in the middle of the road. She was unconscious. The police arrived and asked me to wait for the investigator. My sister didn't see the vehicle bounce over that woman's body. Thank goodness. It's the image I can't get out of my head.

The police officer told me that she had a 9 year old child undergoing treatment for cancer. The 37 year old woman's name was Nuril Papapietro. I found out today that she died on Friday.

I didn't want to talk to the press, but I wanted as many people as possible to be on the lookout for this van.

IT IS A 1998–2000 MODEL WHITE PONTIAC TRANS SPORT VAN WITH GRAY BUMPERS. The front of the vehicle was damaged by the accident. It was likely the front left side. Please call 574-LMPD if you see this vehicle.

Very horrifying. I hope a LouHI reader out there can help. Please pass this along to your friends, family and colleagues. Use the "Share this topic" function on the upper right liberally. Thanks!

Steve Magruder — LouHI Administrator and web programmer


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