RCMP Search for Driver Who Hit Pedestrian After Running Red Light in Langford

Mounties in the West Shore are asking the public to help identify a driver who ran a red light and struck a pedestrian, leaving them with serious injuries. The crash occurred just after 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 at the intersection of Langford Parkway and Phipps Road. Mounties say that dashcam video of the crash shows the pedestrian, a 40-year-old man, crossing eastbound on Phipps Road when a truck, heading northbound, hits them and continues through the intersection. “The pickup truck ran through a red light and did not stop after hitting the pedestrian,” said West Shore RCMP in a release Tuesday. “The pedestrian sustained serious non-life-threatening injuries.” The intersection where the crash occurred is shown below: Police are now asking the public to help identify the truck and the driver of the suspect vehicle. The truck is described as a two-door white pickup truck with a black canopy, and is pictured at the top of this article. “After reviewing the footage, investigators believe it is highly unlikely that the suspect driver in this situation did not know that they hit a pedestrian,” said Cpl. Nancy Saggar of the West Shore RCMP. “We ask that anyone with information regarding who the driver is to come forward to police,” she said. Anyone with information on the truck or driver – or who has dashcam video of the intersection of Langford Parkway and Phipps Road around 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 – is asked to call the West Shore RCMP at 250-474-2264 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or online.