Costa Rican authorities say they don't have the resources to extradite a 22-year-old Trinity College senior who left that country after driving a rental car into some pedestrians at a bus stop.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Costa Rican authorities say they don't have the resources to extradite a 22-year-old Trinity College senior who left that country after driving a rental car into some pedestrians at a bus stop.
The Hartford Courant reports (http://cour.at/L5R73k) that Michael Phillips of Stow, Mass. got into the accident in March, while heading to the airport from a triathalon. One man suffered a broken leg.
Phillips tells the newspaper he swerved to avoid a man who had run in front of his rental car. He stayed in the country for seven weeks seeking to resolve the case, but left through Nicaragua last week, before a settlement was reached.
Costa Rican authorities say Phillips would face negligent injury charges if he returns to the country.
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Information from: The Hartford Courant, http://www.courant.com
