Hamilton , Ontario,
23
November
2019
|
12:03
America/New_York

Looking for Truck that Fatally Hit Pedestrian

Hamilton Police is looking for an older style F150 pick-up involved in a Fail to Remain Collision which took the life an elderly woman. 

On November 22, 2019, shortly before 11:30 a.m., a collision occurred between a vehicle and a pedestrian at the intersection of King Street East and Cameron Avenue South in Hamilton.

A 70-year-old female of Hamilton was walking westbound on King Street East and began to cross over Cameron Avenue South when she was knocked to the ground by the front bumper of a gray Ford F150. The vehicle continued to conduct a left hand turn before fleeing the area. The female was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries but unfortunately, succumbed to her injuries.

Investigators are asking businesses and residences in the area to check their security systems for any footage that may assist in the investigation.

The vehicle is believed to be a 1997 - 2004 Ford F150, gray in colour with silver trim along the bottom, silver bumpers. The vehicle also has a rusted front passenger side rim and a white sticker on the rear drivers windshield.

The driver is described as a white male who was wearing a dark baseball hat and jacket.

If you believe could assist Police with this investigation, you are asked to contact any of the Detective Constables of the Collision Reconstruction Unit at (905)546-4753 or (905) 546-4755.

To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your anonymous tips online at http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com.