Vancouver taxi driver arrested after life-threatening hit and run
Credit to Author: Postmedia News| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 03:35:08 +0000
Vancouver police arrested a Yellow Cab driver on Tuesday evening in relation to a hit and run earlier in the day that left man in his 70s in serious condition.
In a prepared statement, VPD spokesman Const. Steve Addison said the man was riding near West 4th Avenue and Collingwood Street just before 10 a.m. when he was struck by a vehicle that had failed to stop.
That vehicle, identified as a cab, fled the scene. The man remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The VPD’s Collision Investigation Unit, that is leading the investigation, was able to identify a suspect.
Addison confirmed later in the day that police had located a taxi as well as the driver of that taxi. That driver has been arrested.