Police identify suspect van after caregiver, 60, left to die on side of road in Vaughan

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Bowden, O. (2026, October 16). Police identify suspect van after caregiver, 60, left to die on side of road in Vaughan. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12105760/police-identify-suspect-van-after-caregiver-60-left-to-die-on-side-of-road-in-vaughan/

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Global News · collected 2026-10-16 · by Olivia Bowden

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Police in Vaughan identified a white 2020 to 2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van as the suspect vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident on October 4. A 60-year-old woman was struck while walking near Major Mackenzie Drive and Pine Valley Drive around 8:30 p.m., left unattended for two days until her body was found, prompting police to call for any individuals with information about the van or potential damage to come forward.
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Story summary

York Regional Police have identified a suspect vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred on October 4 in Vaughan. The victim, a 60-year-old woman who was walking to her job as a live-in caregiver, was struck by an unknown vehicle around 8:30 p.m. while crossing Pine Valley Drive near Major Mackenzie Drive. Her body remained undiscovered until October 6 when it was found by a passerby. The suspect vehicle is described as a white 2020 to 2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van, and police are now seeking the public's assistance in locating it.

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📰 Fatal Hit And Run In Vaughan
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Toronto Star · 0.88 cosine similarity
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“Both articles describe the same fatal hit-and-run incident involving a 60-year-old caregiver on Pine Valley Drive in Vaughan, Ontario.”
Toronto Star
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“Both articles describe the same hit-and-run incident in Vaughan involving a 60-year-old woman killed on October 4, with police identifying the suspect vehicle.”
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Olivia Bowden
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Mercedes-Benz Richmond Hill Toronto Vaughan York Region

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Nebrija PERSON · 2× York Region GPE · 2× Edmonton GPE · 1× Kevin Nebrija PERSON · 1× Mercedes-Benz ORG · 1× N.S. GPE · 1× RCMP ORG · 1× Richmond Hill GPE · 1× Toronto GPE · 1× Vaughan GPE · 1×

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FBI offers $150K reward for arrest of 75-year-old woman wanted in $30M scam Investigators shared on social media a security video of the van turning into a subdivision near the scene.
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Police in York Region say they have identified the vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run earlier in October that left a 60-year-old woman dead. asserted
that → say → woman
The woman’s body laid on the side of the road for two days before she was found. asserted
she → lay → days
Investigators say the woman stepped off a bus on Major Mackenzie Drive in Vaughan and was walking north on Pine Valley Drive around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 4, when she was hit. asserted
she → say → Oct.
The woman from Richmond Hill was travelling to her job as a live-in caregiver when she was hit, said York Region Police Const. Kevin Nebrija. asserted
Nebrija → travel → caregiver
On Oct. 6 the woman was spotted by an area resident, who called police. asserted
who → spot → police
“The caller got close enough to see someone was there and not responding,” he said. asserted
he → get → ?
Officers arrived to find she was dead. asserted
she → arrive → ?
Her suitcase was found nearby, he said. asserted
he → find → ?
Get breaking National news “It is absolutely tragic that she was struck and essentially left on the side of the road for two days,” he said. asserted
he → get → days
“We don’t know if she was killed instantly or if she was suffering.” asserted
she → know → ?
Police announced Friday the suspect vehicle is a white 2020 to 2022 Mercedes-Benz sprinter van. asserted
vehicle → announce → ?
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Criminality suspected in death of N.S. man injured in July electrocution, RCMP say - asserted
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FBI offers $150K reward for arrest of 75-year-old woman wanted in $30M scam Investigators shared on social media a security video of the van turning into a subdivision near the scene. asserted
van → offer → scene
The local community provided video and police found vehicle debris at the scene, which led them to determine the make of the van, said Nebrija. asserted
Nebrija → provide → van
“We hope that the driver sees the video, talks to legal and turns himself in,” said Nebrija, adding that police are confident the driver is well-aware they hit someone. asserted
they → hope → someone
Investigators are appealing to any body shops or auto repair shops to be on the lookout for a sprinter van with damage to the front area. asserted
Investigators → appeal → area
We already have the vehicle on video. asserted
We → have → video
It’s going to be a matter of time before our investigators are able to determine who the driver is,” he said. asserted
he → go → time
“We want the driver to do the right thing here, bring some closure to the victim’s family.” asserted
driver → want → family
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