Vancouver Police Observe Speed, Alcohol in Hit-and-Run That Killed 66-Year-Old Woman – BC | The Canadian News

Police are considering speed and alcohol factors in a deadly collision in East Vancouver on Saturday night.

Vancouver police say a driver struck a 66-year-old woman near Broadway and Commercial Drive around 10:20 p.m.

The suspect vehicle, a silver 2005 Acura TL, fled without stopping. The victim was taken to hospital but did not survive.

Police say they reached out to the suspect, a 30-year-old Surrey man, near Clark Drive and Powell Street, and arrested him.

Anyone who witnessed the accident or saw the suspicious vehicle at the time of the collision is asked to contact Vancouver Police.

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