York Regional Police are searching for a driver who they say struck a 19-year-old woman in east Markham on Thursday afternoon and kept going with her on the hood of the car.
The collision happened shortly after 3:40 p.m. on Feb. 19 near Denison Street and Featherstone Avenue, east of McCowan Road. Police say the woman had just gotten off a bus and was crossing northbound when she was hit by a vehicle that ran a red light.
According to police, the driver carried her on the hood for about 50 metres. The car then headed east on Denison Street toward Middlefield Road in a dangerous manner, crossing into oncoming traffic at the intersection to get around a red light.
They would have known that they had struck somebody as they carried her for quite some time.
— Const. Lisa Moskaluk, York Regional Police
The woman was taken to a trauma centre with injuries police described as life-altering. On Friday morning she remained in critical but stable condition.
The vehicle police want to find
Police released an updated description on Friday. They are looking for:
An electric blue, four-door Honda Civic, possibly a 2016 to 2020 model
Winter tires on steel rims
Obvious damage to the windshield and front end
The intersection was temporarily closed on Thursday while police investigated and has since reopened.
Moskaluk made a direct appeal to the driver to come forward.
To the driver, we do have a lot of information about your vehicle so far. You made a mistake, your mistake will continue if you do not turn yourself in.
— Const. Lisa Moskaluk, York Regional Police
Police are asking anyone who spots a car matching the description, including staff at auto body and repair shops, to contact York Regional Police.
