Scottsdale police said a woman severely injured in a hit-and-run collision on Sunday was identified as Maureen Brown, a 33-year-old 8th-grade science teacher at Cocopah Middle School in Scottsdale.
In a Friday afternoon news conference, her family begged for someone to come forward with information about who hit her and then drove away.
Police say Brown was crossing 124th Street at Sahuaro Drive on Sunday nigh to attend a "Trunk or Treat" event with her nieces at the McDowell Mountain Community Church when she was hit. She remains in intensive care, and no suspect has been identified.
Investigators say they have very little to go one.
"We need your help," Maureen's father, Ron Brown said.
"Maureen is very very special," her mother, Annie, said though tears Friday afternoon. "She's the best daughter you could have."
Brown's parents said that she and her boyfriend had purchased an engagement ring the day before the accident and he was going to ask her father for permission to marry her.
Doing his best to fight back tears, her father said that if Maureen wants to marry Will [her boyfriend] he would be very proud.
Brown is an 8th grade teacher at Cocopah Middle School in Scottsdale. Assistant principal Steve Salcito said the students and staff there miss her and are asking for anyone with information about the accident to come forward.
Scottsdale Police said they are looking for a dark four door sedan with substantial front-end damage.
Silent Witness is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading the arrest of a suspect. If you have any information, call 480-WITNESS.
