Officials put out a video detailing a bit more about the 21-year-old woman who was killed in a morning hit-and-run earlier this month.
They are not releasing her name or identities of her parents, but the video showcases a photo of the motorcyclist who was travelling on West Hunt Club Road near Merivale on Oct. 2.
Around 5:56 a.m., emergency responders were called to the area where she was found with critical injuries. She died in hospital shortly after.
Police said she was a biology student at Carleton University and was working toward her dream of going to medical school. She had met the love of her life, officials were told by her parents, and the couple were planning a future together.
“We are devastated by the loss of our only child, who was our everything,” the victim’s parents said in a statement to police. “Each day we wake up and have to live through her tragic and horrific death again. Each day we have to live in a world without our beautiful daughter.”
Officers are imploring the public to help them identify the suspected vehicle in the hit-and-run.
They are looking for a dark-coloured Ford Escape, that likely has front-end damage on the right side near its fog light area. Officers are looking to identify the driver and what happened during the collision.
Ottawa police are looking for this vehicle wanted in connection with a hit-and-run. (OPS)
At the same time, officials are also asking the driver of another vehicle to come forward because police believe they witnessed the incident. A person in a red pickup truck was driving near West Hunt Club and Merivale roads at the time of the collision.
“Please don’t assume someone else will make the call,” Constable Fern John-Simon, of Ottawa police, said.
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