‘Very unsettling’: Family speaks out after Nova Scotia teen hurt in hit and run

A Halifax household is desperately searching for answers aft a hit and run near their 15-year-old lad injured and unsocial successful the freezing cold.

Vincente Moreira was lasting astatine a autobus halt astatine the country of Lodge Drive and Bedford Highway astatine astir 8:20 p.m. Tuesday erstwhile helium was deed by a vehicle. The interaction near him with a concussion, a breached collarbone and bruises.

“I don’t truly remember. I conscionable retrieve waking up successful a puddle and being lifted up by an ambulance,” Vincente told Global News.

The operator fled the scene, leaving Vincente lying connected the crushed successful -10 C weather. His parents, Miguel Moreira and Janita Rodriguez, accidental they were successful daze erstwhile they learned what happened.

Miguel was driving location erstwhile helium got an urgent telephone from his wife, telling him to travel location immediately.

“I would ne'er ideate thing similar this happening here,” helium said. “I would person ne'er imagined my son, conscionable 15 years old, successful an accident. He was waiting for the autobus similar immoderate different person.”

When constabulary informed the parents that the incidental was a deed and run, Miguel was successful disbelief.

“When you archetypal deed someone, I tin see it an accident,” helium said. “But erstwhile the operator takes the prime to permission my lad connected the ground, past that idiosyncratic is simply a criminal.

“He could person died successful the cold.”

Vincente’s parent besides expressed her heavy interest regarding the matter.

“When I archetypal got to the hospital, his look was covered successful blood,” Rodriguez said.

“He was shaking wholly but kept saying it’s OK.”

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According to Halifax Regional Police, hit-and-run incidents are common.

“Unfortunately, deed and runs are a regular occurrence,” Const. Martin Cromwell said.

In the past year, constabulary person documented 1,427 hit-and-run incidents successful the region, with 18 occurring successful the past month, according to authoritative reports from Halifax police.

In an effort to stitchery much information, the household has turned to societal media, hoping idiosyncratic mightiness travel guardant with details astir the driver. While constabulary person not yet released immoderate specifics astir the suspect, they are actively investigating.

The household is urging anyone who whitethorn person seen a damaged achromatic SUV — perchance with a breached close tyre and headlight — to interaction authorities.

“It’s precise unsettling,” Miguel said.