Vancouver police are looking for the driver of an SUV that was involved a hit-and-run that struck a woman and killed a dog in East Vancouver on Aug. 20.
Police said the woman was walking with her dog on a leash along Garden Drive at East Pender Street just before 1 p.m.
As they were crossing the intersection, a grey SUV quickly approached from East Hastings, police said. The vehicle made a left turn onto East Pender Street running over the dog and hitting the woman in the crosswalk.
Police said the driver then took off and was last seen driving towards Nanaimo Street.
“Based on the information collected so far, there is no question the driver of the SUV knew he hit the dog and its owner,” Const. Jason Doucette said in a release. “Luckily the owner suffered only minor injuries, but the loss of one-and-a-half-year-old Tobi has been devastating for the family.”
The vehicle is described as a dark grey SUV, likely a Jeep Patriot, and police have released a photo of the car driving along East Hastings Street just before the collision.
Anyone with information about the driver and the SUV is asked to contact the VPD’s Hit and Run Section at 604-717-6846, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-4477.
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