Samantha Billy says a lack of media coverage serious incident involving her sister is concerning
Since her sister, Darlene Christine Smith, suffered serious injuries after a car struck her in Campbell River, Samantha Billy has been by her side at the hospital, anxiously hoping her sister will recover enough to see her family again.
The driver of the vehicle was discovered at the scene and an investigation is underway by members of Campbell River RCMP’s General Duty, Major Crime, and Forensics units, said Const. Maury Tyre of the Campbell River RCMP. BC Highway Patrol collision analysts are also involved in the investigation. "I heard a vehicle hit a shopping cart then I saw it went towards the corner where my cousins and niece are living in their tent," he said."When got out, the vehicle door hit my aunty who was visiting my cousin and my niece."
"Why does nobody care? She's human. She's an amazing lady," Billy said."She didn't put herself in this situation. It's colonialism." Smith is a member of the Nuchatlaht Tribe on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island. She has been living in Campbell River since 2019.
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