Police are asking witnesses to come forward after a woman was found unresponsive in Vaughan, Ont., two days after she is believed to have been hit by a vehicle that left the scene.
York Regional Police officers were called to the area near Pine Valley Drive and Major Mackenzie Drive at approximately 2 p.m. on Tuesday after the woman was found unresponsive. She was confirmed dead at the scene.
It was determined that the woman was hit on Sunday evening after she exited a bus at the northeast corner of the intersection. As she was walking northbound on Pine Valley Drive on her way to work as a live-in caregiver, she was hit by a northbound vehicle at approximately 8:30 p.m.
The victim has been identified as a 60-year-old woman from Richmond Hill. Police said her identity is not being released at this time, but next of kin has been notified.
“It’s unknown if the victim was killed instantly or if she succumbed to her injuries a short time later,” said Const. Kevin Nebrija.
Get breaking National news
The driver did not remain at the scene and police say Nebrija said it’s believed the driver would have known they hit someone or something.
No suspect or vehicle details are known as of Wednesday afternoon but will be provided when known.
Asked why it took about two days before the woman was found, Nebrija said the area where she was located is dense with foilage and grass.
“Where the female was located was a bit off of the roadway, so someone driving by would not see it right away unless they got really close,” Nebrija said.
He told reporters Wednesday that a passerby located a suitcase on the road and when they got closer, they found the woman in the grass. The suitcase was confirmed to belong to the woman.
Anyone who assists a suspect by concealing, repairing or altering a vehicle in order to avoid detection may be a criminal offence and could also face charges, police warned in a news release. This includes anyone who performs or arranges body work, paint work or mechanical repairs intended to conceal damage caused in the collision.
Police urged the driver to seek legal advice and turn themselves in.
“The damage on the vehicle would be quite significant considering where the body was found,” Nebrija said.
Body shops in the area who come across vehicles with damage “consistent with an impact of a pedestrian” is asked to contact police.
Witnesses or anyone who has dash-cam video from the area between about 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Oct. 4 is asked to contact police if they have not yet spoken with investigators.
York Regional Police’s major collision investigation unit can be contacted at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7704, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.