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York police identify suspect vehicle in fatal Vaughan hit-and-run

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Devoe, M. M. (2026, October 16). York police identify suspect vehicle in fatal Vaughan hit-and-run. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/york-police-identify-suspect-vehicle-in-fatal-vaughan-hit-and-run/article_991277a7-3c35-48a5-9d58-1cbce4be93e1.html

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York Regional Police have identified a white 2020 to 2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van as the suspect vehicle in a fatal hit-and-run incident in Vaughan that killed a 60-year-old woman. The police are now requesting assistance from the public to locate the van involved in the accident.

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York Regional Police have identified a suspect vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred on October 4 in Vaughan. The victim, a 60-year-old woman who was walking to her job as a live-in caregiver, was struck by an unknown vehicle around 8:30 p.m. while crossing Pine Valley Drive near Major Mackenzie Drive. Her body remained undiscovered until October 6 when it was found by a passerby. The suspect vehicle is described as a white 2020 to 2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van, and police are now seeking the public's assistance in locating it.

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Megan Mills Devoe

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York Regional Police have identified a suspect vehicle in the hit-and-run collision that killed a 60-year-old woman in Vaughan, and are seeking the public’s help to track it down. asserted

that → identify → it

The suspect vehicle is described by police as a white, 2020 to 2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van. asserted

vehicle → describe → van

York police identify suspect vehicle in fatal Vaughan hit-and-run

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