A Tilbury guy is looking for lend a hand discovering a driving force after he says two cars have been closely broken in a hit-and-run crash.
Kyle Koopmans posted video on social media of the incident on Younger Boulevard in Tilbury round 7 p.m. on Sunday. He says each his car and his girlfriends car have been totaled within the crash.
“It appeared like any individual dropped off a kind of nice large rubbish containers and simply dropped it off the flatbed,” says Koopmans. “And I seemed out the window and any individual was once hooked onto my automotive seeking to again away.”
He says it looks as if a gray truck with cab over the mattress, or suburban form of SUV smashed into his automotive and his female friend’s car, that have been parked in the street. Koopmans says what you spot within the video isn’t flames, however fairly tires screeching and extra of a “burn out” with snow and fumes kicking up.Video of successful and run crash in Tilbury. (Supply: Kyle Koopmans)
“Sooner or later, he dragged my automotive, most definitely a excellent 10 toes after which he were given un-hooked and drove away,” says Koopmans. “I noticed it and I assumed, ‘Oh, he is simply attempting to check out to scouse borrow my automotive.’ I did not assume he hit it or anything else, however I simply idea he’d perhaps hooked up a series to and he was once pulling it away or one thing. After which he were given off and I checked out my automotive and it was once the entrance finish was once all bent in on itself.”
Koopmans’ car displays intensive front-end harm. 
In depth front-end harm can also be observed at the parked car in Tilbury, Ont. (Supply: Pete Koopmans)
“I am slightly dissatisfied,” he added. “I am satisfied no person were given harm, however I misplaced a automotive out of it. Lovely dear automotive, for my funds anyway. With a bit of luck the insurance coverage must quilt it. I’ve complete protection on it so it must be capable of get a brand new one right here. It is simply extra of a ache for me presently take care of each automobiles, we don’t have any type of transportation or anything else like that.”
He says his first response was once surprise.
“I did not even know what to assume in reality,” he says. “I simply referred to as 911 to let him know and I attempted to inform him what took place and I could not in reality put the phrases in combination.”
He’s asking someone with data to touch the Chatham-Kent Police Provider.
“They have been beautiful useful doing what they may be able to. Clearly it is onerous with successful and run to search out any individual, particularly when you don’t have any plates of the fellow.”
Police investigation
Chatham-Kent police are investigating the incident as a failure to stay on the scene of a crash.
“This car would have heavy entrance finish harm and will also finally end up in a frame store as smartly. So we are simply asking other people to be in search of one thing like that,” mentioned Personnel Sgt. Steve Kloostra.
Police describe the car as a beige-coloured Chevy Avalanche form of truck.
Investigators don’t have a licence plate, however hope it’s just a topic of time earlier than a tip will are available to spot the suspect car.
“We ask that if any one has any data to get the Chatham Kent Police to name or Crime Stoppers.”
