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Police hope sign will help track dow n driver involved in hit-and-run continued from p.1 Neyagawa Boulevard at around 9:30 p.m., and any who have dashboard camera video. Sgt. Ryan Snow, supervisor of the Collision Reconstruction Unit, told the Oakville Beaver the use of the street sign is "probably the first time in recent memory." He noted the circumstance, a hit-and-run ac cident, doesn't happen too often in Halton. "It's probably indicative of the fact we are really reaching out to the community here in order to assist us with this investigation," said Snow, not ing police are pursing a number of leads. "This happens to be a scenario where the ve hicle has failed to remain at the scene, but left no evidence of the vehicle behind." Halton police are utilizing all available options to continue the investigation and ensure there is conversation within the community regarding the incident, Snow said. Even so, the officer expressed disappointment in the results to date. Since the sign was placed near the scene, pub lic response, so far, has been "very little." "I'm a little bit dismayed," said Snow. "To have an eyewitness to something that hap pens in the blink of an eye... this is not necessar ily something that would have attracted a lot of attention. She would have been struck in a splitsecond and the vehicle would have been gone." Placing the sign near the location of the ac cident scene, Snow said, is an attempt to keep the accident at the "forefront of the minds of our community residents. This is just another way to be able to reach out and say `We would like to speak with you.' This is one of those areas where I look at it going, `That sign is something that is up currently 24/7,'" said Snow. "It' s going give us maximum exposure to eastbound traffic on Dundas (Street)." The victim was rushed to an area trauma cen tre, where she was diagnosed with serious, lifealtering injuries, according to police, who will speak to her when or if her condition improves. "The victim remains in the hospital at this time. It was what I referred to as serious, life-al tering injuries and that remains to be the case," said Snow. Local resident Suzanne Hansen was on her way home from the grocery store when she came across the accident scene. Hansen pulled onto the shoulder to assist with the situation and saw people with the victim, she told the Oakville Beaver in a Feb. 2 email. "One male was with her as he was calling 911; another male was trying to direct traffic away from her -- he was actually in the street acting like a crossing guard," recalled Hansen, who moved her car to block traffic. "She (the victim) was almost right in the mid dle of that side of the street." Watching the rescue effort unfold, and those assisting the victim, reflected the "humanity and community in a way we don't see when we read a police media release," Hansen said. "An important after reflection of this, to me, was seeing people coming together this way," said Hansen. "I think showing the humanity could help make a person reconsider their choic es about not coming forward." Snow is appealing to the driver of the vehicle to take responsibility for "what you've done," and obtain legal advice if they wish, but they need to contact police, he said. He is also asking family and friends of the motorist to encourage them to come forward, as well as any community members who may no tice someone with behavioural quirks in public. "There is going to be a behavioural change in the individual who is driving that car. There are going to be people in our community that are going to see this. The question for them is to be able to put two-and-two together," said Snow. "It' s important we keep this at the forefront of the minds of the collective community." Anyone who may have information that would assist police is encouraged to contact 20 Division, Oakville at 905-825-4747, ext. 2205, or the Collision Reconstruction Unit, ext. 5065. Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers, "See something, Hear something, Say some thing," at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), at wwwhaltoncrimestoppers.ca, or by texting "TIP201" with your message to 274637 (CRIMES). 27 |Thursday, February 9, 2017 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com (430-1100 CALS) ` SAVE NOW 10% *Cut out this ad and save 10% on your food bill VAILD AT 1011 Uppermiddle Rd East & 217 Cross Ave Oakville(DINE IN ONLY) This coupon is only valid at 1011 Uppermiddle Rd E & 217 Cross Ave in Oakville ON. This coupon entitles you to 10% off your food bill before tax. Only one coupon per table. Taxes extra. No cash value. Expires on FEB 28, 2017'. DINE IN ONLY JoinUs! You're invited to our FREE event. 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