59-year-old man killed in Etobicoke hit-and-run; photo of vehicle released
Posted January 5, 2023 5:58 am.
Last Updated January 5, 2023 1:45 pm.
A 59-year-old man is dead and a suspect vehicle is being sought after a hit-and-run in south Etobicoke on Wednesday evening.
Police responded to a collision at Lake Shore Boulevard West and Second Street, east of Islington Avenue, around 5:10 p.m.
A pedestrian was located at the scene with life-threatening injuries. He was transported to hospital where he later died.
Toronto’s first traffic fatality of 2023 is a hit&run. A 59 y/o man crossing Second Street at Lakeshore in South Etobicoke is struck/killed by westbound pick-up truck making a right turn. Police believe vehicle is a black Ford F-150 pickup with “shiny rims”. pic.twitter.com/p2BkvU3V0A
— carl hanstke (@carlCityNews) January 5, 2023
Police say the victim was crossing Second Street on the north side of Lake Shore when a westbound pickup truck made a right turn and struck him.
The driver fled the scene before officers arrived.
Investigators believe the suspect vehicle is a black Ford F-150 with “shiny” rims. They have since released a photo of the pickup truck.
Police released an image of the pickup truck involved in the hit-and-run at Lake Shore Boulevard West and Second Street on Jan. 4, 2023. HANDOUT/Toronto Police Service
The incident is Toronto’s first traffic fatality of the year.
A total of five pedestrians were struck by vehicles in the city on Wednesday.
Three people were taken to hospital, one with critical injuries, after being struck by a vehicle at Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East in North York.
Later in the evening, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Don Mills Road and Steeles Avenue East.
