POLICE SEARCHING for this vehicle which hit a senior before taking off. Police photo.
A hit and run driver stopped his car to look at an injured senior he had just hit before fleeing the scene on The Queensway, police say.
The 75-year-old woman was hit as she was crossing to north side of The Queensway at Taymall Avenue around 6:08 a.m. on February 10, according to Traffic officers.
POLICE probe hit and run on The Queensway that left a senior injured.
“She was struck by a west-bound vehicle and thrown into the westbound lanes,” police said in a release. “The driver of the vehicle stopped and exited the vehicle, but then returned to the vehicle and fled the scene of the collision.”
The woman was located and assisted by a citizen.
Police said she was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.
Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in locating the involved vehicle and driver.
The vehicle is described as a silver SUV.
Traffic Services Investigators are asking local residents, businesses, and drivers, who may have security or dash-camera footage of the area or incident, to contact police.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).