NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit continue to appeal for any information that may help to solve a fatal collision that occurred in 1973 in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville.
When Sheryl Blundell and her friend Lynn Sprague left home on Feb. 6, 1973, to buy candy at the local store, they told Sheryl's younger brother, Bill, they would be home in 10 minutes.
Sadly, 10-year-old Sheryl never made it home. At about 7:20 p.m., Sheryl and Lynn had stepped onto the road to give a lost driver directions in front of a building at 233 Main St., in Stouffville. Suddenly, they were struck by another vehicle. Lynn survived after suffering serious injuries, but Sheryl was pronounced dead in hospital.
The vehicle that struck Sheryl, an early 1960s Ford or Mercury in red or grey, slowed but never stopped.
Despite the passage of time, investigators in our Major Collision Investigation Unit remain actively committed to solving this case. With the advent of new forensic techniques and input from members of the public, investigators are hopeful that they will be able to move the investigation forward.
For more information on the cold case investigation, please visit https://www.yrp.ca/en/community/Sheryl-Blundell.asp.
York Regional Police is asking anyone with information to contact the Major Collision Investigation Unit by calling 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7704, or to call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
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