Watch above: An Edmonton mother is making an emotional following the death of her husband. The woman’s husband died this week after being struck by a car that fled the scene at the beginning of October. As Eric Szeto reports, the woman and the police are searching for the person responsible.
EDMONTON – Gurpreet Sidhu says she doesn’t know how she and her two young boys are going to carry on following the death of her husband.
On the night of Oct. 5, Gurpreet’s husband, Paramjeet Sidhu, went out for an evening walk. It’s something Gurpreet says her husband did on a regular basis.
“It was about 9 o’clock and he said he would be back. I was feeding my son and he said, ‘Okay you guys can have your food. I’ll be quick, I’ll be back,'” Gurpreet recalled.
After about an hour Gurpreet started to worry. And after two hours she really started to worry.
“11:15 there was a knock on my door,” she said. “The police officers were at the door.”
Paramjeet was walking in a marked crosswalk in the area of Rabbit Hill Road and Hodgson Boulevard when he was struck by a vehicle around 9:30 p.m., police say. Officers believe the 46-year-old was crossing Rabbit Hill Road when he was struck by a northbound vehicle.
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Paramjeet was taken to hospital in critical condition. He was in a coma for several weeks and died of his injuries Thursday night.
“It’s very, very tough to see any family go through this kind of loss, especially when they have two small children,” said Acting Sgt. Brad Harsch with the EPS Major Collision Investigation Unit.
“The family has a lot of questions for us, the Edmonton Police Service, we’re doing our best to bring whoever’s responsible forward.”
The Sidhus’ sons are 12 and five years old. Both Paramjeet and Gurpreet were doctors in India before coming to Canada in 2010. Gurpreet recently finished upgrading her studies to practice in Canada; Paramjeet was about to do the same.
“He was a very loving father,” Gurpreet said, “a great husband. Every day I used to come from work, he would look forward and he would wait for me. I don’t know how I’m going to carry on.”
Investigators continue to search for the driver and the vehicle they believe was involved in the hit-and-run. Police are looking for a white or silver late 1990s or early 2000s four-door sedan. The vehicle likely has damage to its front bumper, hood and windshield.
“Please, kindly come forward and help us,” Gurpreet said Saturday. “Humans make mistakes. Kindly come forward and so that we can have closure.”
Anyone who has information about the collision or the whereabouts of the sedan is urged to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.
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