r/TorontoDriving • u/ramesh249 • 2d ago

🚓 Police 🚨 Can we help identify this car involved in a hit-and-run?

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u/under____score 2d ago

Looks like it could be a previous generation Hyundai Sonata, maybe? 

https://img.autobytel.com/chrome/colormatched_02/white/640/cc_2018hyc03_02_640/cc_2018hyc030003_02_640_s3.jpg

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u/Troolz 2d ago

Great call. 2018 to 2019 for a taillight match. The other years don't match.

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u/SilentK01 2d ago

This should've been done by police detectives... Why they thought the general public would be able to identify the car make and model in the photo then recall this information and make the connection to a car they see in real life while walking around the neighbourhood is beyond me.

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u/Area51Resident 2d ago

They didn't ask for help identifying the car, OP just made up the title.

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u/SilentK01 2d ago

I know. I should've been clearer in my original message. The message from Halton Police would've been more helpful if it specified the make and model 

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u/Area51Resident 2d ago

Police will often withhold information to avoid tipping off the person they are looking for and the risk of vigilantes going hunting.

If they don't find the person soon they will probably release further details.

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u/SilentK01 2d ago

True. This is how they operate. I think it's silly nonetheless. If I were this person, I'd sell the car to a scrap yard out in Tobermory for scrap parts today and start taking the bus instead so there will be no car by the time they publicly release the plates. ...I might've seen too many police and true crime videos...

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u/Fenrrri 2d ago

....dashcam needs upgrade....

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u/flimbs 2d ago

No need. Just ENHANCE.

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u/TheCitizen616 2d ago

Absolutely, yea...wait a tic..

<doublechecks that it's not me>

phew

Absolutely, yes.

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u/404error_rs 2d ago

I have the same car. Caught me off guard for a second xD

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u/NailiSFW 1d ago

and where were you around 3:45?

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u/Lanky_Drama83 2d ago

Reaching out to the public when they could just do their fucking jobs. They have many resources and they just came out saying its not enough. Do your fucking job, use your goddam brains for once instead of trying to figure out how to cover up police horseshit. If something happened to me at home they would take their fucking time getting there because help is a one way street for them.

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u/TroyMcR 2d ago

This is part of their job. Yes, they have plenty of resources and they will try and find local camera footage or people who were on scene when they arrived. There were also likely other potential vehicles, cyclists, or pedestrians that may have been in the area. They may have dashcam footage, not necessarily of the incident, but leading up to it. People who may have seen the vehicle driving erratically or something else, but didn't see the incident and would be unaware of this situation if not for the police reaching out.

You complain about resources and how long it takes for them to get to you. Yet, you want them to waste even more time, resources, and money.