[Atlanta]

Today my husband and friend witnessed a red Corvette at about 4:00 pm hit a missing pet of one of our fellow Villagers in front of Evans Prairie Country Club . The Corvette driver hit the pet , knocked it up into the air and drove off. My husband picked the pet up from the road bleeding, covered in his golf towel and pet was eventually taken to the vet by it's now notified owner.

TO THE DRIVER OF THE RED CORVETTE: you knocked off the front plastic plate on your car that says CORVETTE when you ran over the poor little dog. I have it at my house if you want it back.

My experience in the Villages in the last five years has been that 99% of the folks here have both integrity and compassion. What a disgusting and disappointing display today! I wish I could find the driver of this Corvette missing the front plastic CORVETTE plate. If you see a neighbor missing one, let me know so I can GIVE IT TO HIM/HER .

[dbussone]

Can you provide more of a description of the car? Hardtop or convertible? Was the top down so you could see the driver well enough to describe him/her?

[Atlanta]

It was a hardtop and my husband and his friend did not get a view of the driver. They said it was sickening to see it happen and the only they had their eyes on was the poor little dog at the instant the driver hit him.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Atlanta

It was a hardtop and my husband and his friend did not get a view of the driver. They said it was sickening to see it happen and the only they had their eyes on was the poor little dog at the instant the driver hit him.

I hope the dog will live. Is it the miniature greyhound that was advertised as lost in the last few days? I am so sorry to hear this. So sad. I don't understand hit and run at all. It never used to be heard of at all.

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Atlanta

It was a hardtop and my husband and his friend did not get a view of the driver. They said it was sickening to see it happen and the only they had their eyes on was the poor little dog at the instant the driver hit him.

Well, bless the 3 of you for taking care of the poor dog. I hope it will be alright.

[Topspinmo]

What year vette? c3s are hard to see out of due to the humps in the front fenders, a pillars, and small windshield area due to high dash and low seat. Maybe he didn't see it? I find it hard to believe someone would just run over dog intentionally? Especially with plastic car!

[Phanatic Luvr]

Praying he/she makes a recovery. And thank you to those who jumped into action. I would have done the same.

[gomoho]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

What year vette? c3s are hard to see out of due to the humps in the front fenders, a pillars, and small windshield area due to high dash and low seat. Maybe he didn't see it? I find it hard to believe someone would just run over dog intentionally? Especially with plastic car!

He didn't notice the dog fly up in the air and feel the impact when he hit the poor thing.

[MrGolf]

Call the police and notify the local body shops in the area. There aren't that many red Vettes in TV. Also, isn't there a Corvette club in TV? I am sure there are some dog lovers in there that would find this type of behavior dispicable..

[Jeff/Tracy]

The dog is going to be okay. It was the mini greyhound that was missing. His owner said that he will need some stitches, but has no broken bones. Sad that someone hit and ran, but she is very thankful that someone took the time to pull up an email they had with her phone number in it. It IS a good place we live in.

[RickeyD]

Originally Posted by gomoho

He didn't notice the dog fly up in the air and feel the impact when he hit the poor thing.

Of course he did and he probably tossed down a few before he got into his Vette. On a typical nice day I'll see at minimum 5 Vettes cruising around TV, driven by TV'ers of course.

[Jima64]

Leaving the scene after hitting this dog proably created a bigger problem for the driver than if he had stopped. Can just about guarantee you that someone knows this car owner with red corvettes being so rare.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Jima64

Leaving the scene after hitting this dog proably created a bigger problem for the driver than if he had stopped. Can just about guarantee you that someone knows this car owner with red corvettes being so rare.

Might have been the guy who almost hit me a few weeks ago in Sumter Landing. I am not sure that was a corvette though just a red convertible.

[fred53]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

What year vette? c3s are hard to see out of due to the humps in the front fenders, a pillars, and small windshield area due to high dash and low seat. Maybe he didn't see it? I find it hard to believe someone would just run over dog intentionally? Especially with plastic car!

no one said or implied it was done intentionally. This is why there's so much misinformation around us and here. People read, but rarely comprehend and then jump to conclusions.

[gerryann]

I believe that if you hit a dog hard enough to flip the dog in the air and lose the cover on your lisence plate, you know you did it.

He will be found. I could not live with myself if I accidentally did this and didn't stop to care for the pup.

I'm so relieved that the dog will survive.