Madison Heights police release images, descriptions of vehicles in deadly hit-and-run

Victim identified as Nadea Kassab, 26

Nadea Kassab

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – Madison Heights police released images and descriptions of two vehicles believed to have been involved in a deadly hit-and-run early Sunday morning

Police are looking for two vehicles because they believe 26-year-old Nadea Kassab was hit once while crossing Concord Drive about 12:05 a.m. Sunday and then again while she was lying in the road. The vehicles did not stop.

UPDATE: 1 driver identified in deadly hit-and-run of 26-year-old woman

Police said Monday Kassab was not using the designated crosswalk when she attempted to cross the street.

Still shots of the vehicles believe to be involved were captured by a local business' surveillance system, police said. 

Here are the images, which are low-quality:

Details from Madison Heights police: 

This first vehicle was observed striking the victim, Nadea Kassab, as she crossed the street.  The vehicle appears to be a light colored, possibly silver, passenger vehicle. This vehicle slows after the collision, but then continues south bound on Concord leaving the scene.

The second vehicle, seconds later, was then observed striking Kassab who was still in the roadway.  The second vehicle involved appears to be a black passenger vehicle. This vehicle was initially driving south bound on Concord, but then turned around and left the scene north bound Concord after the collision.    

Once again, this incident happened at approximately 12:05 a.m. Sunday, March 5, 2017.  Anyone with information, possibly in the area at the time of the incident, should call Madison Heights Police at 248-585-2100.

Kassab walked the area often because she lived nearby.

"They're speechless," Kassab's cousin, Marilyn Bahoura, said of her family. "They're (in) shock. It's something you would never expect."

Bahoura said Kassab was the kind of woman who was a friend to everyone.

"Beautiful girl," Bahoura said of Kassab. "(She) loves family, loves family gatherings, loves to go out to eat. She was such a foodie. Just an amazing heart. Never hurt anyone."

Bahoura is also struggling to understand how someone could hit her cousin and not stop, and another driver do the same thing while she was lying in the road.

Watch the Local 4 report from Sunday: 

"If you're going to crash somebody by accident, get out the car and check on her," Bahoura said. "You could've saved her. She could've been saved.

Kassab lived in an apartment down the street with her boyfriend. Police said they don't have much to go on, but said the second vehicle involved was described as black. There is no description of the first vehicle which struck Kassab.

"Whoever did this, please come forward, because she's a sister, she's a daughter, she's a friend," Bahoura said. "Just please come forward and let us know what happened."

Bahoura said Kassab had anxiety and that she had told her she was afraid she was going to die.

She would calm her down and say, "It's OK. You're going to be fine. You're not going to die."

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