Police search video of alleged impaired driver, hit and run

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Calgary police are turning to the general public for footage of an alleged impaired driver who investigators say was concerned in a hit-and-run collision on Christmas Eve.

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Police responded to a number of studies of a automobile driving dangerously within the metropolis’s southeast on Saturday simply earlier than midnight.

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Investigators describe the automobile as a white Chevrolet Categorical van, licence plate BTY 8991. They are saying the van is believed to have travelled southbound on twenty fourth Road S.E. then headed north on Deerfoot Path then west onto Anderson Highway.

Police say they tried to cease the automobile on Bonaventure Drive S.E., however the motorist continued “driving erratically,” passing by way of the intersections of 109th Avenue and Fairmont Drive. The driving force got here to a cease at Willow Park Drive, the place police took him into custody.

Police say fees towards the person are pending.

“The vacations are a time to be with household and mates,” mentioned Employees Sergeant Mark Auger of the Calgary Police Service normal investigations unit. “The reckless actions of people who drive impaired may very effectively have taken the life of somebody’s cherished one. We’re grateful nobody was injured, however we want to remind all Calgarians to not drink and drive.”

Police ask anybody who might have witnessed the incident or has dashcam footage of the driving force to contact them at 403-266-1234. Tipsters may contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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