ON Monday, October 23 at approximately 8 p.m., New Westminster Police located a pedestrian that had been struck by a driver in the parking lot of a gas station near the intersection of 6th Avenue and Eighth Street.
Officers provided aid to the 84-year-old man who had sustained serious injuries. The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital and investigators began working to identify the driver.
Investigators are seeking witnesses and dash cam footage from the area of 6th Avenue and Eighth Street from 7:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. Witnesses described the suspect vehicle as a white pick up truck with construction equipment in the box of the truck. The driver is described as an East Asian male.
âWe urge motorists who were driving near the intersection before or after the time of the hit-and-run to check their dashcam footage for similar-looking vehicles,â said Sgt. Andrew Leaver. âYour surveillance or dash camera may have captured something. Please check.â
Additionally, the New Westminster Police Department are asking the driver to do the right thing and come forward to police. Anyone who witnessed this event and have not yet spoken to investigators is encouraged to call 604-525-5411. Reference file number 2023-17944.
