Calgary police search for driver of truck who seriously injured officer in hit and run

Police in Calgary are turning to the public for help arresting a driver who left an officer seriously injured in a hit-and-run in the summer.

The veteran officer was attending a suspicious person call on Aug. 18 when he approached a vehicle.

The driver of the Ford F-150 truck attempted to flee, hitting the officer and leaving him with serious injuries.

The vehicle had been stolen and was later found abandoned by police.

Supt. Ryan Ayliffe says police are looking for help in finding the suspect, a Caucasian male in his 20s, with a slim build and brown hair and a small red hatchback that was spotted on video picking him up.

Ayliffe says investigators are waiting for results from DNA and fingerprints recovered through a full forensic analysis of the truck, which they hope will assist in identifying the suspect.

“When we send these things to our crime lab it goes into a queue and because our officer, although seriously injured, was not killed or the severity of the offence is such, it’s ranked and they’ll process at a certain time,” said Ayliffe.

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The officer has still not returned to duty and is recovering at home.

“I’ve spoken to the officer myself. He’s very resilient and I expect that he’ll be back at work eventually once he’s recovered,” Ayliffe added.