Suspect arrested for hit and run, victim recovering
Courtesy photo | Pierce Andersen
Flint junior Pierce Anderson was in the hospital until the evening of Aug. 29.
Samuel Pego, 26, was arraigned Sept. 1 in connection to a hit and run that injured Flint junior Pierce Andersen.
Pego is charged with failure to stop, driving on a revoked or suspended license, failure to give assistance and reckless driving. He is also charged with aggravated assault and domestic violence in relation to a different case.
Andersen was struck by a black sedan while crossing Washington Street on Aug. 29.
"We were passing the intersection as a black impala starts to slow down and let us pass," he said. "I'm leading the way and as I start to walk, the car speeds up and hits me, going about 30-40 miles per hour. I don't have any idea who it could have been."
Though his girlfriend had no injuries, Andersen received the bulk of treatment at Hurley Hospital in Flint. He has eight stitches in his chin, bumps and bruises all over his body and multiple facial fractures, including on his jaw and around his eye. He also said his left shoulder has been hard to move.
Andersen said he was in the hospital until the evening of Aug. 29. Though he was going to stay longer, he said his doctors told him his facial injuries will not need surgeries.
