A year after Incline Village resident Joe Borgerding was hit and killed by a driver on Mount Rose Highway, law enforcement officials are still looking for a suspect in the case that shocked the community.
On the morning of Feb. 10, 2004, Borgerding was jogging along the highway when he was struck by what officials described as a 1994 to 1998 full-size Chevrolet or GMC pickup or SUV. Officials estimate the accident occurred between 6:20 a.m. and 6:45 a.m. on Feb. 10 before being found by a Nevada Department of Transportation crew member.
Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Chuck Allen said that there are no new leads, but that the case is still open.
"It's not one of those cases where we have DNA or anything," Allen said.
NHP Sgt. Allen Stout said the agency received a lot of tips after circulating information about the case in Sacramento, Carson City, Reno and around Lake Tahoe.
"We were getting some leads, but nothing has panned out," Stout said.
A detective has been reviewing the case again to see if there are any avenues the agency has not yet pursued and Stout said to "let the family know we haven't given up."
Officials hope someone who knows the person responsible for the hit and run will contact law enforcement, but Stout doesn't think the perpetrator will turn himself in.
"Even though this is a needle in the haystack, every once in a while something will turn up," he said. "Somebody cannot hit somebody knowingly ... and not say anything to anybody about it."
"I've never had someone turn themselves in this late in the game," Stout said.
Cmdr. Gregg Lubbe of the Washoe County Sheriff's Office Incline Village Substation, which assisted in the investigation, said the Borgerding case has been very frustrating for him.
"The way we'll catch him now ... is somebody is going to grow a conscience," he said.
Lubbe said sheriff's deputies are always looking for a suspect vehicle.
"At this point, there's got to be closure for the community and for the family," Lubbe said.
Borgerding's family was unavailable for comment.
