Calgary, AB,
04
July
2021
|
09:54
America/Denver

Driver sought in serious hit and run

We are asking for the public’s help to find a driver that struck a pedestrian early this morning and did not remain on the scene.

Around 1:45 a.m., on Sunday, July 4, 2021, a pedestrian was walking on eastbound Memorial Drive near the exit for Saint George’s Drive/12 Street N.E., which many know as the Calgary Zoo exit.

The driver of a light-coloured, medium- to large-sized, four-door sedan struck the pedestrian and continued driving east on Memorial Drive N.E., instead of remaining at the scene.

The pedestrian was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition. Investigators closed the road and have been working for several hours to collect evidence at the scene, however, the driver and vehicle involved have still not been found.

Eastbound Memorial Drive remains closed between Edmonton Trail N.E., and 12 Avenue/Saint George’s Drive N.E.

We are asking for the public’s help, specifically for anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage from that area and timeframe, and car washes open around that time, to check recordings for a vehicle fitting that description. It would likely have some fresh damage on the front.

“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,” said Sergeant Colin Foster, with the Calgary Police Service Collision Investigation and Reconstruction Unit.

“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.”

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call us at 403-266-1234. Tips can also be submitted anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers through any of the following methods:

TALK: 1-800-222-8477
TYPE: www.calgarycrimestoppers.org
APP: “P3 Tips”

Case # 21253794/4047 & 4488