An Edmonton man is calling out the Edmonton Police Service for its handling of a hit-and-run investigation last fall.
Eddie Dick says he was grabbing tools out of his work truck on 85 Street, north of 129 Avenue, on Sept. 6, 2025, around 1:15 p.m. when he was hit by a vehicle.
“Next thing I know, I’m 30 feet up the road, just got my bell rung,” Dick recounted to CityNews.
The driver sped off, leaving him with several injuries he says make him unable to work in his profession.
“Right now, it hurts like a (expletive), but I don’t know when the last time I’m gonna be able to hold my daughter is.”
A scar on his forehead, a severed spinal nerve, and an unusable left foot are Dick’s lingering injuries nearly a year after the crash.
The incident also took his sense of smell – a career-killer for a gas fitter who needs his nose to smell the difference between natural or sewer gas and propane.
Eddie Dick’s injuries to his face after the Sept. 6, 2025, hit-and-run. (Submitted by: Eddie Dick)
But the biggest injury, he says, is to his ability to be a father and husband.
“My daughter’s got to grow up too without a father who’s capable now. Like, how am I supposed to teach her how to ride a bike, like a dad should?
“When she’s five or six and scared, how am I supposed to be the dad that can protect her?”
Unity Dick says her husband is not the same person anymore.
“My husband is definitely changed from who he was before this accident,” she said.
‘We have been ignored’
Also broken is Eddie Dick’s trust in the Edmonton Police Service.
He says his ability to get workers’ compensation was delayed two months because police didn’t give him a copy of his collision report, despite both he and his lawyer asking repeatedly for 11 months. That report is still delaying his ability to collect insurance.
Dick is still holding out hope for answers.
In a bag, he keeps the clothes he was wearing at the time of the crash.
“I’m not trained in forensic evidence or nothing, but I keep them dry,” she said.
He says they were never examined by police.
“It’s not that we feel we’ve been ignored, it’s the fact that we have been ignored.”
Dick adds police have only relied on his written statement and have not spoken to him in person.
“How are you having any active investigation if you don’t even talk to the primary victim and witness?”
‘A shot at some justice’
Edmonton police told CityNews a police report was completed 10 days after the crash but did not answer questions as to why a copy was not given to Dick or his lawyer.
“Unfortunately, police have been unable to obtain further information that could advance the file, and investigators have had to suspend the investigation pending the receipt of additional information,” a spokesperson said.
The EPS put out a news release seeking witnesses Sept. 18. In that release, police said a small red car driven by a woman may have been involved in the hit-and-run.
Dick says the news release has the details wrong. EPS did not answer CityNews’ questions about Dick’s follow-ups with investigators regarding discrepancies.
Now he hopes that by speaking out, he can get answers.
“My injuries are not going to change and I’m aware of that and I know that we can’t take back what happened,” he said. “But we may have actually had a shot at some justice and actually getting some closure instead of wondering who did what.”
Shortly after CityNews reached out to police for comment, Dick’s lawyer recieved an email with his police file, including information that may help with his insurance claim. The file does not include a collision report.
Eddie Dick says his trust in Edmonton police will never be the same because of their handling of his hit-and-run case. (CityNews)
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