Police seek driver in fatal hit & run on York Road

It’s a common sight outside the Walker Mews Apartments---an ambulance.

BALTIMORE CITY/COUNTY LINE.WMAR 2 NEMORE ON WHAT HAPPENED.(HAGER ST-UP) 19:33“Theaccident happened last nighthere in the 6200 block of YorkRoad killing a 75-year-old manand the vehicle, which struckhim just kept going” (TRACK)ITTHE WALKER MEWAPARTMENTS---AN AMBULANCE.AFTERALL, IT IS A SENIORLIVING COMPLEX, AND THATPROBABLY WHY HAROLD KELLYDIDNLAST NIGHT TO ALL OF THCOMMOTION GOING ON ALONG YORKROAD.

(SOT)---HaroldKelly/Victi“Isaw lights flashing and Ithought it was the regularambulance and then it was thepolice, but I didnwindow to investigate what wagoing on” (TRACK) LITTLE DIDKELLY KNOW THAT ONE OF HISLONGTIME NEIGHBORS IN THECOMPLEX, 75-YEAR- OLD THOMASBANNISTER HAD BEEN KILLED ATTHE INTERSECTION OF YORK ROADAND GITTINGS AVENUE WHEN HEWAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE IN THECROSSWALK.

A VEHICLE, WHICHSPED AWAY FROM THE SCENE.

2:43“This morning when I came outto catch the bus, somebodytold me,’Did you hear aboutTom’Tom?

Was he theone that got hit’Yes.THE COMPLEX FOR DECADES,RESIDENTS ARE MOURNINGBANNISTER(SOT)---Pauline Russell/Livesin victi“Hewas one of the original peoplethat first moved in here inWalker Mews.

He was a goodman, keeps to himself, reallynice, he helps others whenthey needed help.

Ihear that was him that passeaway” (TRACK) FRIENDS SAYBANNISTER OFTEN SHARED THESTORY OF HOW HE HAD WORKEDPROCESSING MEAT IN UPSTATE NEWYORK AND CANADA UNTIL TRAGEDYSTRUCK DECADES AGO LANDING HIMIN MARYLAND WHERE DOCTORWOULD SAVE HIS LIFE.

(SOT)4:50“He got into an accident.They sent him from where hewas at to Baltimore and theytold him,’Well, you are in acoma.

Yno more.coma.

The doctor said,’Well,youmore.Walked better than me”(TRACK) AND NOW, KELLYFRIEND IS GONE, LIKE THEVEHICLE, WHICH RAN OVER HIM,LEAVING NO ONE TO COME TO HISAID IN THE LAST MOMENTS OF HISLIFE.

(SOT) 3:40“Ityou know.

Itand then youhit and run.

Youcharge.

Come on, man.

You gotto have a heart& got to have aheart.

(HAGER ST-UP) 20:39“Ifyou have any information, whichcould help police, you areasked to call Metro CrimeStoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.Reporting in North Baltimore,Jeff Hager, WMAR 2 News”Here's a look at what we'retracking this even