One man is in hospital with serious injuries and West 麻豆传媒映画police are looking for a suspect after a hit-and-run in Ambleside Wednesday morning.
According to police, the victim is a 62-year-old man who was walking south on the west sidewalk of 15th Street just north of Esquimalt Avenue around 10 a.m. when the driver of a white SUV hopped the curb and struck him from behind. The driver continued on for at least half a block with the victim on their hood before slowing down, said Const. Kevin Goodmurphy, West 麻豆传媒映画police spokesman.
鈥淸The driver] definitely would have been aware that they struck somebody, and they made no indication they were going to be stopping and they left the area immediately,鈥� he said.
Police were made aware of the incident when someone burst into the station鈥檚 reception area a block away to report what happened, Goodmurphy added.
After collecting some broken pieces of the vehicle from the scene, officers believe the driver was in a 2001-2003 model Toyota Rav-4.
鈥淲e really need to find out who this person is鈥� given the seriousness of this incident and the potentially life-altering injuries,鈥� Goodmurphy said.
The victim had surgery on his arm following the crash, Goodmurphy said.
Police closed down the street while the RCMP鈥檚 Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service was on scene for more than six hours Wednesday.
Now investigators are hoping any witnesses or anyone who may have footage of the suspect Rav-4 will come forward. That could include anyone who was driving in the area at the time of the crash.
Anyone with information that can help the case is asked to call police at 604-925-7300.
