Man recovering after hit-and-run left him with shattered leg, broken ribs

BOSTON — A man is recovering after a hit-and-run crash just 30 over minutes into 2019 left him with a shattered leg, a broken ankle, broken ribs and a concussion.

Two couples were wrapping up their New Year's Eve on the town, with one getting dropped off at their home in the South End.

Then, 30-year-old Nick Resor stepped out of the back seat of the car first on Dartmouth Street when he was struck.

"Nick held the door for me when he got out," Resor's wife Dani said. "We heard a loud sound, we looked, he was on the ground unconscious."

He was knocked unconscious by the impact, and his wife, who was still in the back seat, jumped out to find her husband motionless on the concrete.

"It’s the worst thing in the world to see the person you love get absolutely struck by a car and be unconscious," Dani Resor said. "Anyone has any information, it would mean the world to us."

Resor's best friend, who was in the front passenger seat, also jumped out to witness the aftermath of the horrifying scene. His pregnant wife was driving the car that was dropping Resor off at home.

“In the blink of an eye, what went from a nice night and a casual dinner enjoying fireworks together as two couples celebrating the birth of our first child, and then coming home early and have it turn into a terrible incident," Chris Steele said.

The two performed CPR until paramedics arrived, and Resor remains in the hospital with his extensive injuries.

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"One of your best friends, a life and death thing," Steele said. "In the moment, we didn’t know if he was going to pull through."

The vehicle involved, possibly a Jeep Grand Cherokee, didn't stop for a second, and kept driving north past Columbus Avenue toward the Back Bay and Copley Square.

“To have total disregard for another human's life and leaving someone's family to pick up the pieces is selfish and irresponsible," Steele said.

Police continue to search for witnesses or any surveillance footage from the area that could help shed light on the driver responsible.

“I hope you realize what you did and come forward because we’re really in it," Dani Resor said.

If anyone has any information, they can call Boston Police to help.

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