BREAKING: Halton police say a driver has been charged following a hit-and-run incident outside a Burlington school that left an eight-year-old girl dead
“Obviously this is a massive tragedy and whole families will be impacted, our community is impacted by this and our officers as well,” Halton Regional Police Const. Ryan Anderson told reporters Thursday morning.
A white SUV exiting the lot struck the girl and then turned west onto Baldwin Street without stopping, police said.Police were able to quickly locate the 21-year-old driver of the vehicle with a witness tip about the license plate and he has since been taken into custody. “Our first priority this morning is the family and friends of the student involved and the students and staff of the school community,” Ruddock said.
“We are a community in mourning. We stand together and our thoughts are with the family, the community, the school board, and the first responders who answered the call last night.”
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