B.C. hit-and-run victim pleads for driver to come forward [Video]

A hospitalized Burnaby, B.C., woman is asking the hit-and-run driver who put her there to come forward.

On Dec. 11 just before 6:45 a.m., Maria Espedido was crossing the road at Canada Way and Burris Street, when she was struck by a vehicle whose driver did not remain on scene.

Dash-cam video shows the terrifying moment she was hit. Espedido, who suffered serious injuries including a fractured right arm and seven broken ribs, is still visibly shaken by the incident.

“I am suffering too much,” she said from her room at Royal Columbian Hospital.

Appeal to public

Burnaby RCMP say they are in possession of dash-cam video showing the crash, but haven’t been able to identify the vehicle or its driver, and are asking anyone with information to call the detachment.

On Wednesday, Cpl. Mike Kalanj told CTV News, the department’s criminal collision investigation team would be taking over.

Kalanj added December’s dark, rainy weather is contributing to unsafe driving conditions.

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