CALGARY – Police are asking for help in solving a hit and run which seriously injured a cyclist on March 30th.
It happened on Centre Avenue, just East of 19th Street northeast.
Stuart Kay – a Special Olympian who competes in power lifting – was on his bike when a car hit him near the intersection.
“I just saw a car coming and he hit me bang on. my bike went flying and i went flying,” said Kay.
“He just kept on driving.. the cops are gonna catch him soon.”
The collision left Kay with spinal injuries. One vertebrae was crushed, and two others injured.
He sent a week in hospital, and will have to wear a spinal halo for about three months.
After that Kay faces extensive physiotherapy.
Police have released photos of the car believed to be involved in the crash.
It’s dash cam footage from a witness who was driving in the opposite direction.
“There’s absolutely no doubt in my mind the driver of the vehicle we are looking for knew they’ve been involved in some sort of collision,” said Sergeant Colin Foster of the Calgary Police Service Traffic Unit.
In the meantime, Kay is determined to recover and he hopes the driver is found soon.
“It’s just unbelievable that somebody would drive away when someone is hurt so badly,” said Kay.
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