Police seek witnesses after Vaughan hit-and-run that killed woman

Police are seeking witnesses to come forward following a hit-and-run incident in Vaughan, Ontario, where a woman was found unresponsive two days after being hit by a vehicle that fled the scene. The incident occurred near Pine Valley Drive and Major Mackenzie Drive around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, when officers responded to the area and discovered the woman unresponsive.

It was determined that she had been struck on Sunday evening after exiting a bus at the northeast corner of the intersection while walking northbound on Pine Valley Drive on her way to work as a live-in caregiver.

The 60-year-old victim, who is from Richmond Hill, has been identified. Police believe the driver of the vehicle that hit the woman knew they had struck someone or something and fled the scene. Anyone who assists a suspect by concealing, repairing, or altering a vehicle to avoid detection could face criminal charges, police warned. This includes individuals who perform or arrange body work, paint work, or mechanical repairs intended to hide damage from the collision.

Police are urging witnesses or anyone with dash-cam video from the area between approximately 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on October 4 to contact the York Regional Police’s major collision investigation unit at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7704 or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers. The victim's identity and the details of the incident have been provided by police in a news release.