Police locate suspect vehicle involved in fatal Vaughan hit and run
York Regional Police (YRP) have tracked down the suspect vehicle believed to have been driven by a man facing charges in a hit-and-run collision that killed a woman in Vaughan earlier this month. The woman, who police say was a live-in caregiver on her way to work, exited a bus at Pine Valley Drive and […]
On October 4, a woman who worked as a live-in caregiver was struck and killed by a driver while walking along the side of a road in Vaughan. She exited a bus at Pine Valley Drive and Major Mackenzie around 8:30 p.m. and was walking northbound when the accident occurred. The driver fled the scene, leaving the woman unattended for two days.
On October 6, a passerby discovered a suitcase belonging to the victim on the roadside. The woman's identity has not been disclosed. Kamel Hazime, 41, from Vaughan, was subsequently arrested and charged with failing to stop after an accident that resulted in the woman's death. The suspect vehicle, identified as a white Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van from 2020 to 2022, was located and apprehended on October 20.
Police are currently seeking any additional information from the public and urge anyone with further details to contact YRP investigators.
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