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Montreal police search for hit-and-run suspect

WATCH ABOVE: Raw footage of the hit and run late Monday night.

MONTREAL – A 38-year-old man is recovering in hospital with minor injuries after a late night hit-and-run.

Witnesses told Montreal police a jeep was driving fast on northbound Iberville street around 11:20 p.m.

The car turned sharply onto Bélanger street to avoid a red light, hitting a pedestrian and a parked car.

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Police detained a 17-year-old boy for questioning, but later released him.

“We released him into the custody of his parents,” said Jean-Pierre Brabant with the Montreal police.

“No accusations are held against him.”

Bélanger street has been re-opened as of 4:45 a.m.

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