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The family of a woman killed in a Mississauga hit-and-run crash are remembering her as a “kind soul” who would would help anyone in need.
Chanelle Allcock-Radmore, 38, was struck and killed by a driver in a vehicle near Eglinton Avenue and Erin Mills Parkway early Sunday morning when crossing the street. Peel police said the vehicle fled the scene, heading eastbound on Eglinton.
“She’s my baby. This baby of mine was taken away from me,” said her mother, Mel Allcock.
“She’ll never be able to travel with me. We’ll never be able to go to the movies. We won’t be able to go out for our Tim Hortons coffee.”
Allcock-Radmore was a newly wed who just celebrated her 38th birthday last month.
She was taking her husband to an appointment at Credit Valley Hospital before she was struck, Allcock said.
“She dropped him off … park[ed] her car, and cross[ed] the street. She didn’t make it to the other side,” she said.
Allcock and her husband rushed to the hospital, where they got the news that their daughter died.
“I don’t know how I survived that moment. But I thought I was dying,” said Allcock.
Allcock described her daughter as a very loving, thoughtful and “sporty” person who loved the Maple Leafs and cheering on Canada during the World Cup.
Chanelle Allcock-Radmore’s parents say she was a ‘kind soul’ who would help anyone in need. (Naama Weingarten/CBC News)
Wayne Allcock, Allcock-Radmore’s father, said her death is the “hardest thing I’ve ever gone through.”
“I still haven’t slept through nights,” he said.
‘How selfless and caring she was’
Shawn Radmore married Allcock-Radmore on May 22. Her parents said the newlyweds were planning to spend their honeymoon in Japan. Allcock-Radmore celebrated her 38th birthday on June 1.
“She was very compassionate [and] attentive to other people’s needs,” said Radmore.
“She is a very outgoing person. She will be there for anybody if they need it. She’ll be telling people happy birthday even if they just met once,” he said.
Shawn Redmore, Allcock-Radmore’s husband, said she was a compassionate person who be there for ‘anybody.’ (Submitted by Dennis Allcock)
“As she put it in the wedding vows, she was the sports girl, I was the nerd, but somehow we made it work.”
Her brother, Dennis Allcock, described her as the “kindest-hearted person” who was “always happy no matter what.”
“It’s crazy how selfless and caring she was, it’s something I’ll never forget.”
Police, family tell driver to turn themselves in
Allcock-Radmore’s family is urging the driver of the vehicle to turn themselves in.
During a news conference Sunday, police spokesperson Sgt. Tyler Bell-Morena appealed to automotive businesses and junk yards in the area of the hit-and-run to look for damaged cars coming in and to call police if they’re suspicious.
Allcock-Radmore’s family said she loved to watch movies and sports, and was cheering for Canada during its FIFA World Cup run. (Submitted by Dennis Allcock)
“We are under the impression that there’s going to be substantial front-end damage to the vehicle, the hood and the windshield as well,” he said.
“There’s absolutely no reason that anyone who hit a pedestrian, especially at the speed in which we believe this happened, [would]not know they have struck somebody,” Bell-Morena said.
“Lawyer up and turn yourself in,” he said.