BC’s Justice Minister says a spate of hit and runs — several of them fatal — in Metro Vancouver have her very concerned.
Shirley Bond says the issue is on her radar and she has asked her staff to see what can be done.
When asked if the law should come down hard on those who are convicted in a hit and run accident, especially one where someone has been killed, Bond said,
“We are looking at every opportunity possible and I can assure you that law enforcement does everything they can to make sure they are dealing with hit and run drivers. There is a process that the police go through but again we need to make sure we are looking at pedestrian safety, there is a number of reasons for that, but of course the RCMP, independent police forces are looking at the work that they can do.”
Over the last two days, there have been three hit and runs from Mission to Vancouver killing two people, and putting two others in hospital.
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