Police Searching for Suspect in Hit and Run

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – Police are looking for the suspect in a hit-and-run incident that occurred early Thursday morning at the 900 block of 3rd Avenue West.

Officers responded to the call about 1 a.m. after the victim returned to the home in which he was staying and reported he had been struck by a pickup truck, according to information from the city. The victim, who was scraped and bruised from the incident, developed a concussion but was coherent when police arrived and was able to describe the suspect.

The suspect was described as having a teardrop tattoo by his left eye, nose piercing, large gauged ears and a long, bushy red beard. The victim estimated the suspect weighing about 320 pounds, and said he was wearing a white hoodie with ripped cargo pants and leather boots with buckles on them.

The vehicle was described as being a white pickup truck, possibly a Chevrolet, with a broken driver’s side taillight and cracked driver’s side mirror. The victim also believed the license plate was a 2T with the digits 32 in it. The vehicle had a bumper sticker that read “go hard.”

If you have any information about this case, contact the Twin Falls Police Department at 735-4357.