That meant there were countless witnesses to interview as other officers canvassed businesses for CCTV, and collision reconstructionists gathered evidence from the scene.

The marks that we saw or that we identified were consistent with an acceleration mark.

It wasn't a braking mark.

So this was a vehicle that the driver had, um, stamped on the accelerator.

The wheel started spinning before it started to move, and we had this very clear path of travel initially on the roadway.

The initial information we had was that it was a large F350-type vehicle with dually wheels, so the, um, side-by-side, uh, wheels on the back of the, uh, vehicle itself, and we had a plate for the vehicle.

That vehicle came back as stolen.

While the victim was clinging to life in hospital with skull and neck fractures, a bruised lung, and severe injuries to her legs, investigators discovered new evidence.