Police find truck believed to be in fatal hit-and-run
A truck believed to be involved in a hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian this weekend has been located by police.
On Saturday, police were on the lookout for a black Dodge Ram with damage to the front passenger side after receiving calls about a body in the 9200 block of 17 Avenue S.E.
When officers arrived on scene, police found debris and the body of a 54-year-old male who they believe was struck and killed by a truck on 17th Avenue.
The driver did not stop after the collision.
Staff Sgt. Paul Stacey of the Calgary police traffic section said a truck was located on Sunday afternoon in the northeast.
In a statement, police said they do not believe the truck was stolen at the time of the hit-and-run.
Police are speaking with its owner, but no charges have been laid.
“Finding the truck was a big thing for us; that was huge,” Stacey said. “From there we still have a lot of work to do ... and we have to try and piece together some timelines.”
Stacey said investigators are examining the truck for forensic evidence.
“Right now we’re still working on notifying the next of kin because there is nobody here in town that we are aware of,” Stacey said.
“Slowly, the jigsaw puzzle is coming together.”
Stacey said pedestrian safety is “always a big issue” and finding the truck believed to be involved in this most recent hit-and-run is a big win for investigators.
Police are still looking for information about a hit-and-run on Oct. 6, when a 44-year-old male pedestrian was struck by an unknown vehicle while walking along a painted traffic island near 16th Avenue and the westbound exit to Stoney Trail. Stacey said a large commercial vehicle or bus may have been involved.
“If there’s a collision with a pedestrian, 99 per cent of the time the pedestrian comes out on the short end,” Stacey said.
“And possibly the driver in that one might not even know that they hit somebody.”
Both incidents are under investigation and police are asking anyone with information to call the Traffic Unit at 403-567-4000, or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously by calling 1-800-222-8477 or by visiting calgarycrimestoppers.org.