Mounties say a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 21-year-old father on Vancouver Island last week may not be aware they hit someone.
Snuneymuxw First Nation resident Charles Tommy was killed on Oct. 24 when he was struck by a vehicle on Harmac Road, south of Nanaimo.
In a news release Thursday, the Nanaimo RCMP said witnesses reported seeing Tommy standing on the shoulder of the road and lying in the roadway before he was struck near the Cedar Road Bridge around 7 p.m.
“The driver of the vehicle involved may not be aware that they struck a person,” the release said.
“Police have taken numerous statements and collected both dash cam footage and video surveillance from the area and are actively reviewing the video in an attempt to identify the vehicle involved.”
Bystanders and first responders provided first aid to the victim, but he died at the scene, …