A woman is still in hospital after being struck by a car Monday morning as she was attempting to cross Lougheed Highway near Hastings Street in Port Coquitlam.
Coquitlam RCMP are not releasing the woman's name but say she is in serious condition in hospital while the driver, who remained on the seen, has been co-operative.
At this time, the police are not asking any additional witnesses to come forward, although they have been interviewing people to determine the cause of the accident.
The investigation did shut down Lougheed between Westwood and Shaughnessy streets for much of the day, with both directions of traffic closed from 10:22 a.m., when the accident occurred, until 3:15 p.m., according to media spokesperson Const. Jamie Phillipson.
"Unfortunately, when we do have a serious injury it will shut down the road for a considerable amount of time because we only have one shot at processing the scene."
FALSE ALARM
The Lincoln Avenue neighbourhood in Port Coquitlam was abuzz with concern Friday night when police arrived at the 3000-block of Sefton Street to deal with a 911 call.
It was quickly determined, however, that a suspected kidnapping was merely a group of people involved in drinking and horseplay.
"Initially [the call was about] a women running from a group of males," said Coquitlam RCMP spokesperson Jamie Phillipson, who said there were no charges laid because although the group was "causing a little bit of ruckus in the neighbourhood, everybody was responsible."
