Teen turns himself in after Surrey hit and run
Posted October 27, 2017 2:20 pm.
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SURREY (NEWS 1130) – A 17-year-old boy has turned himself in to Surrey RCMP after police say a fight in the parking lot of L.A. Matheson Secondary School turned into a hit and run when he tried to drive away in his pick-up truck.
It happened just before 5:30 p.m. on October 26th. Investigators say surveillance footage shows several young men approaching the truck and then there’s a scuffle. As a result, the truck takes off and two 19-year-olds were left injured.
They don’t attend the school and don’t know the other teen. One of them has significant but non-life threatening injuries.
“At this time no charges have been laid,” says Corporal Scotty Schumann. “It appears a minor confrontation escalated into a serious incident. The general public was not at risk. If you witnessed this event and haven’t spoken to police, investigators would like to speak to you.”
Surrey RCMP’s Youth Unit, General Investigation Unit, and Criminal Collision Investigation Team are all handling this file.
The teen who turned himself in is cooperating and police add the truck has been seized for forensic and mechanical examinations.
This incident isn’t related to the school directly, but the Surrey School District has sent home a letter to parents to tell them what happened.
Anyone with information is asked to call Surrey RCMP at 604.599.0502 or Crime Stoppers at 1.800.222.TIPS.
