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BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE Greg Williamson, Chief of Police Contact: Sergeant Mary DeGeare Public Information Officer 661-326-3803 mdegeare@Bakersfieldpd.us For Immediate
Release February 15, 2011 The Secret Witness Program is offering a reward of up to $5,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and filing of a complaint against the person responsible
for the fatal hit and run collision which took place on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011, at approximately 8:00 a.m., behind the Bakersfield Heart Hospital, 3001 Sillect Avenue. Sixteen year
old Victoria Rose Peterson was walking to school when she was struck and killed by a slow moving vehicle which was traveling eastbound on the access road behind the hospital. The suspect
and vehicle then continued northbound towards Sillect Avenue after the collision. A witness described the suspect and vehicle as a female with long, straight, dark hair driving a white,
extended cab or quad cab full sized pickup with a black front grill and bumper. The police department previously released attached surveillance videos depicting the vehicle traveling
southbound to eastbound through the rear parking lot leading up to the intersection where Peterson was struck and then continuing northeast behind the hospital after the collision. Anyone
with information regarding this collision is encouraged to contact the Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111 or Secret Witness at 322-4040. The Secret Witness phone line operates
24 hours a day. Secrecy is guaranteed to those who call. Callers will be asked to select a code name and code number when they provide information to Secret Witness. Should additional
contact with the caller be necessary, the code name will be published along with a request for the original caller to establish contact. Once contact is made, the caller will be asked
to provide their original code number for verification purposes. The same steps will be taken to pay a reward to the caller. Secret Witness is operated under the direction of an independent,
voluntary board of directors representing civic organizations, law enforcement agencies, media outlets, and corporate sponsors.