On the night of September 17, 1979 at about 9:00 pm, 19-year-old Oberlin College student Carol Gandelman was struck while riding a bicycle on North Main Street near Langston Middle School after picking up groceries at Gibson’s Bakery. She was severely injured in the collision and died five days later.

Witnesses said the vehicle that hit her continued north on North Main Street and may have turned east onto Walnut Street where it was lost from view. The car was described as a large green American-made vehicle with square-shaped lights. Officers searched the area and released the description to the media, but the suspect vehicle was never located.

Anyone with information about the vehicle, occupants, or that night’s events is asked to contact Patrol Officer Wiley at the Oberlin Police Department by phone or e-mail.