Police seek driver in hit-and-run that left pedestrian with life-threatening injuries
Police are searching for a driver who struck a pedestrian in northeast Calgary early Sunday morning, leaving him with life-threatening injuries.
The hit-and-run took place around 1:45 a.m. Sunday, when a driver struck a pedestrian walking on eastbound Memorial Drive near the exit for Saint George's Drive/12 Street N.E. before continuing to drive east, according to police.
Police described the car as a light-coloured, medium- to largesized four-door sedan.
EMS said they transported the victim, a man in his 30s, to Foothills Medical Centre in life-threatening condition.
Investigators closed the road between Edmonton Trail N.E., and 12 Avenue/saint George's Drive N.E., also known as the Calgary Zoo exit, to collect evidence. The stretch of road remained closed as of 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Neither the driver nor the vehicle involved have been located.
Police are asking for the public's help in the case, specifically requesting CCTV or dashcam footage from the area.
They're also asking those near car washes to check their video recordings for a vehicle fitting the description, believing the vehicle likely had some new damage on its front from the collision.
“We are doing everything we can to find the driver of the vehicle involved in this collision and know that someone out there knows something,” Calgary Police Service Sgt. Colin Foster said in a news release.
“Hit and runs cause the same harm to the victims as other collisions, but with the added emotional pain of knowing the person responsible did not even care enough to stop and help.
“We put everything we can into these investigations, and the charges and sentence usually end up being way more serious for the driver than if they had just stayed at the scene.”
Those with information on the hit-and-run are asked to call the police non-emergency line at 403-266-1234.
They may also submit tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or calgarycrimestoppers.org.