Investigation of a Hit and Run (1972)

Investigation of a Hit and Run follows two officers as they investigate a hit-and-run accident from initial reports to the questioning of witnesses and the interrogation of the suspect, an eighteen-year-old boy nicknamed Pumpkin, along with his girlfriend and brother. A number of factors complicate the case: the suspect was without a driver's license; he reported the car stolen to cover himself; he could not be persuaded to confess; and the girlfriend is pregnant. The police use considerable pressure on the girl, and treat her eventual statement as though it were a confession.

Released Jan. 1, 1972 33 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.police, imdb.interrogation, imdb.forced-confession, imdb.police-investigation, imdb.pittsburgh-pennsylvania

Country: United States
Languages: English