Police enchantment to driver in deadly Squamish hit-and-run crash

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Police within the Sea to Sky area are searching for witnesses after a driver hit and killed a lady and injured one other then fled the scene.

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The hit-and-run crash shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 2 concerned a truck driving close to Pemberton and Cleveland avenues in Squamish that flipped onto a sidewalk, by a chain-link fence and hit the 2 girls at a bus cease.

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The driving force ran away and stays excellent. A person related to the truck was positioned and questioned quickly after the collision, however investigators say they didn’t get sufficient data to carry him in custody and he was launched.

One lady, 44-year-old Gurpreet Sangha, died in hospital two weeks after the crash, whereas the opposite lady has since been launched from hospital.

“Now we have misplaced a sister, spouse, daughter, a mom of two teenagers, buddy and beloved member of the family,” stated a spokesperson for the household at a press convention on Thursday. “We the household are grieving the loss … and lives have modified for the reason that incident.

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“We search justice for Gurpreet, and would by no means need anybody else to undergo this type of ache because of a tragic and pointless incident. Thanks all for supporting us in these extraordinarily tough occasions.”

The officer in command of the Sea to Sky regional police service, Insp. Robert Dykstra, additionally appealed to the driving force on “ethical” grounds.

“This tragedy has had a major impression on the household and neighborhood, and has been bodily and emotionally devastating,” stated Dykstra, urging the truck driver to “do the precise factor and converse with police.”

Squamish RCMP are asking anybody who can establish the driving force or who noticed the crash to contact investigators at 604-892-6120.

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