York Regional Police is appealing to auto body and mechanical repair shops in York Region and the Greater Toronto Area that may have repaired a dark-coloured Honda Civic involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision in Richmond Hill more than six months ago.
On Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at approximately 9:15 p.m., police were called to the intersection of Major Mackenzie Drive East and Cedar Avenue for reports of a pedestrian struck by a car, police said in a news release.
When officers arrived, they learned a 26-year-old woman had been crossing the street when she was hit by a dark-coloured Honda Civic that failed to remain at the scene. She was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
Prior to the collision, the suspect was stopped at the traffic lights on Major Mackenzie at Yonge Street in the eastbound lanes, facing east. Police are seeking any witnesses in the area between 9 and 9:15 p.m. Sept. 1, 2022.
To view a video highlighting the suspect and witness vehicle, click here.
The suspect vehicle may have had damage to the front hood, windshield and front lighting system, police said.
Any service shop staff who may have had contact with this vehicle or its driver is asked to contact police. Police are urging the suspect driver to seek legal counsel and turn themselves in.
The suspect vehicle is a 2009 to 2011 four-door Honda Civic that is dark-coloured, possibly grey with a loud modified muffler, tinted windows and had damage to the front passenger side corner and windshield.
York Regional Police is asking anyone with information to contact the major collision investigation unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7704, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online.
