A 41-year-old man has been charged following a deadly hit and run incident in Vaughan earlier this month, according to York police on Monday.
On October 4, a 60-year-old woman from Richmond Hill was hit by a driver while traveling northbound on Pine Valley Drive near Major Mackenzie Drive, as stated by York police in a news release. They reported that the driver left the scene, and the woman was discovered dead two days later.
Kamel Hazime, a resident of Vaughan, was arrested on Friday and now faces a charge of failing to stop after an accident resulting in death, police confirmed.
Police identified the suspect vehicle as a white Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van manufactured between 2020 and 2022. They released video footage showing the van in the area at the time of the incident and noted that debris linked to the vehicle had been recovered from the scene.
On Tuesday, investigators located the suspect vehicle with help from community tips, according to a news release from police on Wednesday morning.
York Regional Police identified a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van as a suspect vehicle in the fatal hit and run of a Richmond Hill woman earlier this month. (York Regional Police Service)
Authorities are encouraging anyone with information or who may have interacted with Hazime regarding repairs to his damaged van to reach out to police or Crime Stoppers.
Police warned that anyone suspected of assisting in repairing or modifying the vehicle could be committing an offense and might face charges.
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