The Salt Lake Police Department is defending itself in the case of the man accused of a string of hit-and-runs in the city and questions about why Ahn Pham wasn’t arrested after the initial hit-and-run last August.

A department spokesman told KSL TV that the case was investigated as an aggravated assault. But, it was determined that there wasn’t enough probable cause to arrest Pham, despite having a license plate number, a victim, and two witness accounts of what happened.

  • JoBo
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    8 months ago

    Minor property crime?

    What exactly do you think a hit and run is?

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      8 months ago

      A car crash where you typically do less than 2-3k in damage. It does not require bodily injury to be a hit and run