Police Division

November 19, 2021 Press Release

On November 18, 2021 at 1:53 p.m., Norfolk Police and Norfolk Fire & Rescue responded to an injury accident in the 800 block of Glenwood Boulevard.  When officers arrived, they found a 2010 Dodge Journey resting on its top.  The female occupant had exited the vehicle by the time that officers arrived and was treated the Norfolk Fire & Rescue. She was transported Faith Regional Hospital.  Officers learned that the Journey was southbound on Glenwood Boulevard and that it was struck by a car that came out of the alley from the west, without stopping.  After the collision, the second vehicle left the area. Based on debris at the scene, officers determined that the other vehicle involved was a green Pontiac.  Checking the area, officers located the green Pontiac abandoned in the 800 block of S. 11th Street.  A witness in the area saw the car get abandoned and provided a detailed description of the male driver.  The registered owner of the vehicle had loaned the car to a neighbor.  Speaking with this neighbor, officers learned that car had been loaned again to one of his friends identified as Efren Ignacio-Casmiro, 41, of Norfolk.  Officers spoke to Ignacio-Casmiro who was cooperative and honest about the accident.  He was placed under arrest for failing to stop and render aid at the accident.  He was also cited for driving during revocation and failure to yield right of way.  He was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail