The Nevada Highway Patrol is looking for information regarding a hit and run accident on Dec. 7 in Douglas County.

The collision was at 5:35pm at Highway 395 and Buckeye Road.

Two vehicles were stopped in the left northbound travel lane for a red traffic signal light when a silver Chevrolet or Dodge pickup failed to slow and stop safely for the stopped vehicles.

The driver of the pickup, reported by those involved in the collision as a lone female, struck the rear of a green 1996 Chevrolet Geo driven by 53-year-old Cynthia G. Silva of Carson City. The force of that collision forced the Geo into the vehicle ahead of her, a 1991 white BMW sedan driven by 59-year-old Robert K. Peaslee of Gardnerville. Silva received minor injuries from the collision and was treated and released at the scene, while. Peaslee was not injured.

The female hit-and-run driver backed her truck up and immediately fled the scene, officers said. The partial Nevada license plate is: 711 W_ _.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or who can provide additional information, is asked to contact Trooper Brad Smith at (775) 687.7380.