7-year-old child struck by vehicle in Port Coquitlam hit-and-run

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Coquitlam RCMP are investigating a hit-and-run that injured a 7-year-old child.

Police were called to assist BC Ambulance Services after a 7-year-old child was hit by a vehicle in an alleyway north of Coquitlam Avenue near Wellington Street in Port Coquitlam just before 4pm on June 23rd.



Police were notified that a 2016 grey Jeep Cherokee fled the scene. The child was transported to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Officers later located the vehicle and the driver near Pinetree Way and Guildford Way in Coquitlam.



“We would like to thank the initial witnesses who came to the aid of the child and provided critical information to our responding officers,” said Cpl. Alexa Hodgins. “We are releasing video of the driver and vehicle prior to the collision in the hopes that someone may recognize seeing this vehicle and the driver on Sunday, June 23, 2024.”

“Police are looking to piece together the timeline between the collision at 3:46 p.m. in the alleyway north of Coquitlam Avenue near Wellington Street in Port Coquitlam to when Police later located the driver and vehicle near Pinetree Way and Guildford Way in Coquitlam at 4:40pm,” added Cpl. Alexa Hodgins.



“We are asking anyone who may have witnessed a 2016 grey Jeep Cherokee driving between 3:45 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, 2024, to contact the Coquitlam RCMP and quote file number 2024-16039.”


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