Police release images of vehicle allegedly involved in Brampton hit-and-run

Peel Regional Police have released images of a vehicle allegedly involved in a hit-and-run in Brampton last month that left a 66-year-old woman with serious injuries.

Police said in a news release Monday that the collision happened on Sept. 26 around 6:45 p.m.

The statement said the victim was using a crosswalk at James Potter and Ashby Field roads, near Bovaird Drive West, when she was hit by a vehicle.

“The driver of the vehicle stopped for a brief period of time, and then fled the area without rendering assistance to the pedestrian,” the statement said.

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The woman was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries.

Police said the vehicle involved was a “dark-coloured newer-model Ford Escape SUV.”

The driver was described as a 25-year-old man who is six feet tall, has short hair, a medium build and was wearing dark clothes.

Anyone with information or video footage relating to the incident was asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.