Police
are appealing for witnesses, who saw an early-morning pedestrian
killed by the driver of a stolen car, which mounted the pavement.
Christopher
Ritchie, 52, (pictured) from Chadwell Heath, Essex was fatally
injured as he walked along Forest Drive, Manor Park at 7.23am on
November 20, last year.
He
was pronounced dead at the scene from a head injury.
The
vehicle, a blue Ford Focus, had been reported locally as being stolen
and came to a halt nearby.
The
driver left the scene on foot.
A
38-year old man was later arrested on suspicion of causing death by
dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of a road traffic
collision.
He
has been bailed to return to police at a later date.
Detective
Sergeant Helen Lambert from the Metropoltan Police Service's Road
Death Investigation Team said: “This fatal collision took place on
a busy highway frequented by many local people and commuters.
“I’m
convinced somebody saw something that can help us with our enquires.
“The
family are naturally devastated by the loss of their loved one, an
innocent family man who was going about his everyday business.
“I
would urge anyone with information to call our incident room hotline
on 020 8597 4874 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
No comments:
Post a Comment