Canada - Mercedes sought in hit/run, Critically injured woman 30, Toronto(King/Spadina), 14 Apr 2022

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April 15 2022
Convertible sought in hit-run that injured woman: Toronto cops | Toronto Sun
''Toronto Police have released photos of a Mercedes convertible believed to be involved in a hit and run early Thursday that seriously injured a 30-year-old woman in the city’s downtown core.''

''Investigators are asking the public to be on the outlook for the light-coloured car with damage to its front end.

The victim was crossing Spadina Ave. south of King St. W. around 3:15 a.m. when a vehicle driving southbound at a high rate of speed struck her.

The driver of the car quickly fled the scene, cops say. At time of the collision, the roof of the Mercedes was down.''

''The woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police are asking anyone who may have been in the area or have security or dashcam footage to contact them at 416-808-1900 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477.''

 

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Woman in critical condition after hit-and-run in Toronto | CTV News
''Police have not yet identified the victim.
The vehicle, police said, briefly stopped after the incident and then fled the scene.
"(The vehicle went) southbound and, from what we understand, at a high rate of speed. So they were fleeing the area. They knew exactly what happened and they were fleeing," Sgt. Murray Campbell told reporters at the scene.''

''No suspect information about the driver has been released.
Police, however, describe the involved vehicle as a light-coloured Mercedes convertible with front-end damage. They added that the roof was folded down at the time of the crash, so the damage will be noticeable.

"As you can see, there are some vehicle parts that are left at the scene here. As part of our investigation, we'll be following up with the vehicle parts to try and identify them," Campbell said.''

 

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Not to be confused with the other recent hit and run of two young women..
Canada- 3 suspects, Hit & Run, Women 26 & 18 seriously injured, Toronto(Downtown)20/3/22 *Pics* (websleuths.com)

 

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Toronto police release image of suspect in downtown hit-and-run | CP24.com

''Police have released an image of a suspect wanted in connection with a hit-and-run in downtown Toronto that left a woman critically injured earlier this week.

The incident took place around 3:15 a.m. on April 14 near Spadina Avenue and King Street West.

According to investigators, a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed struck a 30-year-old pedestrian, briefly stopped, and then fled the scene''

''On Saturday, police released a new image of the vehicle, saying it was likely "a white, 2019, or newer, Mercedes AMG GT convertible with a red interior and convertible top."

In the image, the roof of the vehicle is down and a driver is visible. Police have released a stark description, saying only that the man has dark-coloured hair.

"Officers would also encourage the man to contact a lawyer and to come forward to police," investigators said the release.''

 

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rbbm.

Very sad news..
Hit-and-run victim in Toronto's Fashion District dies in hospital: police | CP24.com
"A 30-year-old woman who was struck by a vehicle in downtown Toronto in an alleged hit-and-run has died in hospital, police say.

The crash occurred early Thursday morning at approximately 3:15 a.m. near Spadina Avenue and King Street West in the city’s Fashion District.

At that time, police said a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed struck a pedestrian, briefly stopped, and then fled the scene.''

''The only suspect description provided by police is that the driver is a man with dark hair. Officers are asking him to contact a lawyer and surrender to police.

“Here we have a young woman, 30 years old, the rest of her life ahead of her just walking in the street. This is somebody's daughter, somebody's friend,” Const. Laura Brabant told CP24 on Sunday.

“We're reaching out to anybody who can help us solve this crime. Please come forward to police. And to the person driving the vehicle that struck her, do the right thing.”

Anyone who may have been in the area at the time of the crash, or who has security or dash camera footage of the area or incident, is asked to contact investigators at 416-808-1900 or Crime Stoppers.''

 

[GarAndTeed]

Very sad news..
Hit-and-run victim in Toronto's Fashion District dies in hospital: police | CP24.com
"A 30-year-old woman who was struck by a vehicle in downtown Toronto in an alleged hit-and-run has died in hospital, police say.

<sigh> very sad, indeed. Heartbreaking to think her last memory was likely one of terror. Hope the perp is caught quickly.

 

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King and Spadina hit-and-run: Toronto police find vehicle | CP24.com
''Toronto police say they have located a suspect vehicle that was being sought in connection with a downtown hit-and-run that left a 30-year-old woman dead.''

''Late Monday, police announced that they have located the suspect vehicle in Toronto and thanked members of the public for sending in tips.

Investigators continue to urge anyone with information to come forward and have also urged the driver to turn himself in to police''

 

[LadyL]

terrible news that she died
hope they catch him soon
seems like Toronto has a lot of hit & runs

 

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Scot, 30, killed in Toronto hit-and-run as heartbroken family fly out and police hunt driver (thescottishsun.co.uk)

Family identify woman killed in Toronto hit-and-run as Erin Yoxall, 30, of Scotland - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
''Family members of a woman killed in a hit-and-run in Toronto have identified the victim as 30-year-old Erin Yoxall from Scotland.

Yoxall’s mother, Roseanne Yoxall, told Global News her daughter has been in Canada for eight years.

She said the family is grieving.

“It’s torture,” she said.''

''Yoxall said her daughter “met a nice guy on a Canadian exchange program in Edinburgh.”

When he returned to Canada, Yoxall said her daughter followed, adding that she had “embraced Toronto.”

She said her daughter’s organs had been matched to donors and would be transplanted. Roseanne said she hoped it would enrich the lives of “numerous families.”

Erin had been working at the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence.''

 

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by Bryann Aguilar,
Toronto police arrest driver, 3 other men in fatal downtown hit-and-run | CP24.com
''On Monday, police said they located the suspect vehicle in the city's west end with the public's help.

"The finding of that car has led officers to more information which implicates people. That investigation progressed rapidly," said Toronto police spokesperson Const. David Hopkinson.

The following day, police arrested three men – 41-year-old Sinesha Bogojevic, 44-year-old Milorad Nikolic and 37-year-old Zachariasz Billik. All three were each charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing death, public mischief and obstructing police.

Later that day, police said the alleged driver of the vehicle, identified as 42-year-old Ertug Direk, surrendered to investigators.

Direk was charged with dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death, failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing death, public mischief and obstructing police.

All four men appeared in court on Wednesday morning.

When asked whether the three men were with Direk in the vehicle at the time of the collision, Hopkinson said he believes they were not present during the incident, and the charges laid against them may be in relation to assisting the driver in evading police.

"We know that the public is very concerned with this case, with this hit-and-run, with this senseless death. So we want to get this information out as quickly as possible," Hopkinson said.

Police said the investigation continues, and there may be additional arrests in connection to the incident.

"There are believed to be several other parties who assisted the alleged driver, Ertug Direk, after the collision," police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).''

 

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June 26 '24

‘How could a human being drive off?’: Man with ‘terrible’ criminal record gets four-and-a-half years for fatal Toronto hit-and-run

Ertug Direk, who has a “terrible” criminal record dating back to the 1990s, now faces a sentence of four-and-a-half years in jail, and will be banned from driving for 12

www.thestar.com

Beauty

''Roseanne Yoxall travelled more than 5,000 kilometres from her home in Edinburgh, Scotland, to learn the fate of the man convicted of killing her 29-year-old daughter in a shocking Downtown Toronto hit and run.
On Wednesday, she learned the man — who has a “terrible” criminal record dating back to the 1990s — now faces a sentence of four-and-a-half years in jail, and will be banned from driving for 12 years.

Today would have been Erin Yoxall’s 32nd birthday.
Yoxall was crossing Spadina Avenue, south of King Street, just after 3 a.m. on April 14, 2022, when she was hit by Ertug Direk, speeding in a luxury Mercedes convertible.''

Repeat offender who killed Scottish pedestrian in Toronto hit-and-run gets 4.5 years in prison - Toronto | Globalnews.ca

A 44-year-old repeat offender with 53 prior convictions has been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison after striking, killing a pedestrian in downtown Toronto in 2022.

globalnews.ca

and the beast, imo.