Vehicle of interest wanted in pedestrian hit-and-run

NEW BERN, N.C. (WITN) - New Bern police released surveillance photos of a vehicle of interest in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a man two days before Christmas.

The mishap occurred at First and Rhem streets around 5:50 p.m. on Dec. 23.

Michael Garris, 31, was airlifted to Vidant Medical Center after being hit by a vehicle.

The vehicle of interest is a dark GMC Silverado or Chevy 1500 pick-up truck. It has a chrome toolbox in the back, while the driver is a middle-aged white man with gray hair.

Anyone with information on this vehicle should call New Bern Police at 252-636-5034 or Crime Stoppers at 252-633-5141.