Hit and run killed Iraq Vet Brandon Kusmit. Do you know who?

Family seeks answers after Iraq veteran's death
by Michael Ferraresi - Nov. 11, 2008 04:05 PM
The Arizona Republic
Shards of auto glass and plastic pieces of motorcycle litter a dusty, dimly-lit corner of Greenway Road and 37th Street.

A candle burns next to a rock on the north side of intersection, near the spot where Brandon Kusmit was left for dead shortly after a hit-and-run traffic collision.

The corner of Greenway and 37th is merely blocks from both the Kusmit family's home and the mortuary where relatives mourned the 25-year-old's death during a Friday memorial service.

Kusmit, who grew up in northeast Phoenix before serving in the U.S. Army as part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, died Nov. 2 after falling from his Yamaha R6 sports bike.

Phoenix detectives are searching for the driver of a pickup truck in connection to Kusmit's death. Family members put up $1,000 with the hope that witnesses come forward with information leading to an arrest.

"I just hope whoever did it confesses," said Jason Kusmit, 25, who spent the last week with family, mourning the loss of his twin brother.

"It feels like they're ruthless, to me," he said.

Brandon's son, Dakoda, celebrated his first birthday three days before his father's death. Jason's son, Jason Jr., is 2 years old.

You can help
• Phoenix vehicular crimes detectives interviewed some witnesses to the traffic collision that led to the Nov. 2 death of 25-year-old Brandon Kusmit.

• Anyone who was in the area of Greenway Road and 37th Street around 7:30 p.m., or who witnessed the incident is urged to call police to provide information.

• The Kusmit family offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

• The Phoenix Police Silent Witness program also provides up to $2,500 for information leading to an arrest in an unsolved hit-and-run collision.

Silent Witness can be made by calling 480-WITNESS


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