Police searching for hit-and-run truck

Jasper — Jasper police are searching for a red pickup truck or SUV that was involved in a traffic accident on 3rd Avenue Monday at 3:57 p.m.

According to police, Nicole Nord, 17, of Saint James Avenue, Jasper, was northbound on 3rd Avenue and stopped at the 2nd Avenue traffic signal. When she stopped the 2012 Chevrolet Captiva she was driving a red pickup truck with a camper shell or an SUV ran into the rear of her car. When Nord pulled over to the German American Bank parking lot, the suspect vehicle turned east on 2nd Avenue and left the scene.

The suspect vehicle will have damage to the front end.

Jasper police are asking that anyone who has information about the incident or the suspect vehicle please contact the department at 812-482-2255 or at the anonymous tip line at 812-481-2677 (COPS).