Driver accused in hit-and-run crash that injured Pittsfield Township teen had suspended license, police say
Pittsfield Township police say a Canton man accused of striking a 13-year-old skateboarder with his SUV and fleeing the scene Monday was driving on a suspended license.
Farhan Ahmed Iqbal, 24, was arraigned Thursday on charges of failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in serious impairment or death and operating while his license was suspended, revoked or denied.
Farhan Ahmed Iqbal
The crash occurred about 7:36 p.m. Monday in the 3400 block of Hillside Drive in Pittsfield Township.
Iqbal is accused of leaving the teenager, who was skateboarding, in the street with serious injuries that included a broken leg and shoulder and arm injuries, a police news release said. Witnesses told police the driver got out, looked at the teen in the street, then fled.
Police identified Iqbal through evidence - including a partial license plate number - and information from witnesses, officials said. He was arrested Wednesday.
Iqbal was released from custody Thursday after posting 10 percent of a $100,000 bond, officials said. The charge of leaving the scene of the crash is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
Iqbal was convicted of driving on a suspended license in Washtenaw County in 2009, officials said.
He will next appear in court for a preliminary hearing June 17.
Comments
david
Sat, Jun 19, 2010 : 1:57 p.m.
Yes he did I believe.
Jeff Vezina
Wed, Feb 8, 2012 : 5:05 p.m.
He got probation
daytona084
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 : 8:03 p.m.
OK, June 17 has come and gone. Did he show up for his hearing?
david
Tue, Jun 15, 2010 : 10:09 a.m.
This could have happened to any one you never know until your put in that place the guy could have freaked out casue his license is suspended. The guy did get out the car so clearly he did care. Everyone makes mistakes no one in this world is perfect. Let's see if he shows up in court. My prayers go out to the Kid/family
halflight
Sat, Jun 12, 2010 : 10:43 a.m.
djm12652 wrote: Any info on what the original license suspension was for? I'll second that question. This is the second defendant in the last few days who has been charged with driving while license suspended while in a personal injury accident. Considering that Michigan law allows the state to suspend a driver's license for a wide variety of reasons from unpaid parking tickets to vehicular homicide, it would help if annarbor.com provided some background on the license suspension. Does the defendant have a bad driving record, or did he not pay his parking tickets on time?
Anonymous Due to Bigotry
Fri, Jun 11, 2010 : 3:02 p.m.
I suspect most of the people who run after hitting someone do it because they have no valid license, have no insurance, the police are looking for them, or all of the above. Not that this guy is an illegal immigrant, but the first two of those are typically the case with illegal immigrants (no license, no insurance). So tolerating illegal immigration likely causes more hit-and-run incidents.
Ricebrnr
Fri, Jun 11, 2010 : 1:37 p.m.
"I'm so glad the police are busy looking for seat belt violations and running speed traps instead of checking up on drivers like this guy." Actually those things are common fronts for both generating revenue AND catching exactly people like this.
djm12652
Fri, Jun 11, 2010 : 12:14 p.m.
Mr. Iqbal was convicted of driving on a suspended license in 2009, so this "alleged" incident comes as a surprise to who???? Any info on what the original license suspension was for? Oh wait, that would require investigatory journalism...not copy and paste police reports.
5c0++ H4d13y
Fri, Jun 11, 2010 : 11:42 a.m.
I'm so glad the police are busy looking for seat belt violations and running speed traps instead of checking up on drivers like this guy.
CountyKate
Fri, Jun 11, 2010 : 11:35 a.m.
@amarie, I totally agree. What is disturbing is the number of incidents where drivers hit and then run seems to be climbing - as if people don't need to claim responsibility any more. In fact, having a driver actually stop at the scene is becoming a rarity, or so it seems. It isn't automatically assumed the driver will stop.
Rizzle
Fri, Jun 11, 2010 : 10:18 a.m.
5 years maximum penalty doesn't seem like enough does it?
Glasses
Fri, Jun 11, 2010 : 10:04 a.m.
I am willing to bet this young man does not show up for the hearing. He clearly has no regard for our laws (like those that caused him to lose his license in the first place, in addition to the fact he was driving without one after that..) Then, he hits a pedestrian,gets out to see the damage, and leaves the person on the side of the road! And the judge let him make bail? What in the world makes you think he will he will show up? The judge should be held personally responsible if he injures any more people!