By rdnewsNOW staff

Search continues for truck involved in fatal hit and run

Mar 14, 2018 | 3:31 PM

Red Deer RCMP have obtained surveillance images of the truck that struck and killed a pedestrian in the 5200 block of 76 Street the night of March 11. Police continue to ask for public assistance to identify this distinctive vehicle.

“The photos we’ve obtained aren’t great quality, but they do show how distinctive this truck is, and we’re hoping that sharing them will trigger someone’s recognition or memory,” says Sergeant Kevin Halwa of the Red Deer RCMP traffic unit. “This hit and run resulted in a tragic and unnecessary loss of life, and we’re asking Red Deerians to help us in our work to locate the person responsible.”

The suspect truck is described as an older model – possibly ‘70s or ‘80s – with a red cab, amber lights on the roof, and a homemade or custom built wooden flatbed on the back that is painted black. The truck lost its passenger side mirror in the collision and sustained damage to the passenger side of the wooden flatbed.

The collision happened at 8:45 p.m. on March 11 when the truck struck a pedestrian who was standing near a parked vehicle and fled the scene. The victim, a 38-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at hospital a short time later.

RCMP continue to conduct numerous interviews in their work to identify the suspect and continue to search for trucks that match this description.

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Anyone with information is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. You can also file a report online at tipsubmit.com. If your information leads to an arrest, you could be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,000.