{"id":19049,"date":"2012-06-13T00:55:59","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T05:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=19049"},"modified":"2012-06-13T02:20:53","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T07:20:53","slug":"police-track-down-driver-in-fatal-hit-and-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/06\/13\/police-track-down-driver-in-fatal-hit-and-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Police track down driver in fatal hit-and-run"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police track down driver in fatal hit-and-run<\/strong><\/p>\n

by JESSICA HOLLOWAY \/ KVUE NEWS and JESSICA VESS and Chief
\nPhotojournalist SCOTT GUEST<\/p>\n

kvue.com<\/p>\n

June 11, 2012<\/p>\n

AUSTIN — Austin police have tracked down the driver in a fatal
\nhit-and-run. They are still waiting to make an arrest. The death has
\ncast a dark shadow over his Southwest Austin neighborhood.<\/p>\n

“I’m shaken. This is terrible. It’s just awful,” said Mark Gobble’s
\nneighbor, Renee Forsythe.<\/p>\n

Gobble, 37, was out jogging around 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Austin police say
\nGobble would have turned 38, Monday, but died one day before his
\nbirthday.<\/p>\n

Orange spray paint marks outline how a driver lost control where Gobble
\nwas jogging, off Slaughter Lane at Vinemont Lane. The lines go off the
\nroad and into the center median. It shows the truck barely missed a
\ntree, then veered back across the lanes of traffic and jumped the
\nsidewalk curb. It skid across the grass before hitting a concrete
\nfence.<\/p>\n

Gobble was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge where he
\nlater died. The husband and father of two is deaf. He never heard the
\ntruck coming. There are now flowers resting on the grass where Gobble
\nwas hit.<\/p>\n

Police say the driver did not stop to help. A neighbor who lives on the
\nother side of the concrete wall where the truck crashed says he heard
\nthe impact and stepped outside.<\/p>\n

The neighbor, Richard, says he saw the driver pause, look around, then
\ntake off. Ruts in the grass mark where he backed out.<\/p>\n

The driver didn’t get far, though. Police found his crashed truck
\nabandoned a couple of blocks away.<\/p>\n

At 50 miles per hour joggers on Slaughter Lane admit running along the
\nroad can be intimidating, but it’s still a popular running spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve never heard of any cars jumping curbs or hitting people or dogs.
\nI walk my dogs up and down the street every day. I’ve ridden by bike up
\nand down the street, never had a problem,\u201d explained Chris Callan.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople jog it all the time. It’s kind of a freak occurrence. I think
\nit’s probably not typical,\u201d added Eli Pickering.<\/p>\n

Gobble was featured in a 2007 documentary. He joined a group on a trek
\nto climb Mount Everest. At the time, he worked at the Texas School for
\nthe Deaf and said if he could pass any message on to his students it
\nwould be: \u201cGo out. See the world. Do what you want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gobble worked at the Texas School for the Deaf, was recently hired as
\nan associate professor in Boston and has published several books.<\/p>\n

The Texas School for the Deaf released a statement Monday on Gobble’s
\ndeath. It says in part:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have heavy hearts this morning as we wrestle with the tragic news<\/em>
\n of the accident that killed one of our own TSD family members. We wrap<\/em>
\n our love and support around the Gobble family on this difficult journey<\/em>
\n of loss, and we grieve the dreams that Mark was unable to fulfill.<\/em>
\n While at the Texas School for the Deaf (2001-2008), Gobble was a<\/em>
\n History Teacher in the Middle School and Associate Principal of the<\/em>
\n High School. Mark has just completed the coursework for his doctoral<\/em>
\n studies at the University of Texas and had been appointed to the<\/em>
\n faculty of Boston University. He leaves a legacy of achievements that<\/em>
\n we are proud to have been a part of.”<\/em><\/p>\n

On behalf of the Boston University School of Education and its Programs
\nin Deaf Studies, Dr. Robert J. Hoffmeister, director Center for the
\nStudy of Communication and the Deaf, sent KVUE this statement:<\/p>\n

“All of us at Boston University are shocked and heart-broken by Mark’s<\/em>
\n tragic passing. We were looking forward to Mark joining the Programs in<\/em>
\n Deaf Studies as an associate professor. He was a teacher, a mentor, a<\/em>
\n leader, and a wonderful husband and father. We are saddened that we<\/em>
\n were denied the chance to benefit from his remarkable intelligence, his<\/em>
\n zest for life, and his incredible ability to love. Although our time<\/em>
\n with Mark had only just begun, the loss is no less intense. We at<\/em>
\n Boston University will all miss him dearly, as will the countless lives<\/em>
\n he had yet to influence. Our hearts and prayers are extended to his<\/em>
\n family.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Gobble’s wife, who is also deaf, says she wants justice.<\/p>\n

Detectives must first get an arrest warrant before taking the driver
\ninto custody. They say they were able to track the driver down through
\nthe vehicle registration.<\/p>\n

Funeral services for Gobble have been set for Thursday at 1 p.m. at
\nMercury Hall.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.kvue.com\/home\/The-search-continues-for-the-driver-in-a-fatal-hit-and-run-crash-158408075.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Police track down driver in fatal hit-and-run by JESSICA HOLLOWAY \/ KVUE NEWS and JESSICA VESS and Chief Photojournalist SCOTT GUEST kvue.com June 11, 2012 AUSTIN — Austin police have tracked down the driver in a fatal hit-and-run. They are…<\/p>\n

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