An Ottawa man says he’s happy to be alive after he was struck by a vehicle while jogging and now he’s asking whoever hit him to come forward.
Keith O’Brien is recovering at the Moncton Hospital after he was left semi-conscious on the side of the road near Moncton.
The 46-year-old and his family were travelling from Ottawa to his childhood home in Newfoundland.
O’Brien says they decided to break-up the drive and spend a night in New Brunswick. He woke up early Monday morning to get some exercise.
O’Brien says he headed out for a 10-kilometre run along Homestead Road in Steeves Mountain. He remembers leaving the Atlantic Motel where he and his family were staying and ran five kilometres.
He told Global News he woke up in the hospital with no recollection of what happened.
O’Brien says he was also told that he has a concussion and a hair-line fracture on his skull.
“I’m okay. I’m going to recover and I’ll move on with my life.”
He hopes whoever hit him will come forward to police so they can move on with their lives as well.
“I think a person who hit a jogger and left him there should move on with their life, which means reporting themselves, turning themselves in and getting this put behind them,” O’Brien said.
Mountain Top Motel and Country View Motel and Restaurant owner June Bradley says she saw O’Brien jogging that morning as she headed into work.
She describes it as a clear day and says he was extremely visible, wearing bright clothing. Bradley told Global News she went inside to make a cup of coffee and when she came back outside, she saw O’Brien on the side of the road surrounded by people trying to help him.
“I know whoever hit him knows they hit him because the way his injuries were,” Bradley said. “They had to know that they hit someone.”
She can’t comprehend how someone could live with this on their conscience. She hopes someone comes forward to take responsibility so O’Brien and his family can go back to Ontario with some peace of mind.
Southeast District RCMP acting commander Cpl. Chantal Ouellette says the Riverview detachment received a call Monday, Aug. 15, shortly after 7 a.m.
Oullette says the investigation is still on-going and anyone with information is asked to call RCMP or Crime Stoppers.
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