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Gainesville Man Arrested in Mine Road Hit-and-Run of Two Pedestrians

Nicolas Hartman

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Department has arrested Nicolas Hartman, 26, of Gainesville for a Nov. 1 hit-and-run where two pedestrians were struck on Mine Road. Hartman was charged with two counts of felony hit and run, and one count of false pretenses related to an insurance claim.

Shortly after 10 p.m. on Nov. 1, two pedestrians were crossing Mine Road near Greenspring Drive with a shopping cart when they were struck by a dark Volkswagon that fled the scene. One pedestrian was life-flighted with serious injuries after a witness performed CPR. He remains in a rehabilitation facility.

Stafford Sheriff’s Office: 

On November 1st at 10:14 p.m. two pedestrians with a shopping cart were struck on Mine Road near Greenspring Drive. The suspect never stopped to check on the injured pedestrians and fled the scene in his vehicle. However, the suspect left behind pieces of his vehicle which helped lead to his arrest. One of the pedestrians was transported by ambulance to an area hospital and was released several days later. The other pedestrian received life-threatening injuries and was flown from the scene by helicopter. Although expected to recover, the second pedestrian remains in a rehabilitation facility.

Deputy S.C. Martin was assigned as the lead investigator and began a search for the suspect vehicle, a Volkswagen Jetta GLI. Working with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NCIB), Deputy Martin tracked the suspect vehicle to a storage lot in Spotsylvania County. He obtained a search warrant and seized the Volkswagen on November 26th. Additional evidence was obtained during the search of the vehicle linking it to the hit and run in Stafford County.

Today, with the assistance of the Prince William County Police Department, Deputy Martin arrested Nicolas Hartman, 26, of Gainesville for two counts of felony hit and run and one count of false pretenses related to the insurance claim. Hartman was granted a $5,000 bond by the magistrate and confined in the Rappahannock Regional Jail.

We would like to thank the NICB and the Prince William County Police Department for their help with this case. Excellent work by Deputy Martin in the pursuit of justice for these victims.

 

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