Mom of B.C. hit-and-run thanks driver for surrendering
The mom of an Abbotsford man preventing for his life, following a hit-and-run collision, is thanking the automobile’s driver for turning himself in.
Now, Michele Lylyk is asking him to be sincere in regards to the circumstances of the crash.
“I do know you may have a mother. You wouldn’t need your mother to be going by means of what we’re going by means of. You wouldn’t wish to be within the scenario my son is in. Are you able to image what that will be like in the event you have been in his footwear, or are you able to image it if it was your loved ones members going by means of this?” she advised International Information, Saturday.
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“I would like you to essentially take into consideration that and be sincere with what occurred. If it was an dependancy or if it was alcohol that performed a job, please be sincere as a result of this is a chance so that you can get assist.”
Dale Lylyk, a father of six, was struck simply earlier than midnight Tuesday at Hillcrest Avenue and Clearbrook Highway. The driving force didn’t stay on the scene.
The collision left him with a cranium fracture and mind bleed. He has been in an induced coma at Royal Columbian Hospital for a lot of the week.
Michele mentioned her son underwent a mind scan to verify for swelling Saturday. The medical doctors have begun to take him off treatment, although it is going to take a number of days for him to get up from the coma.
“That is actually a vital time proper now, as a result of they don’t know if he’s going to make it on his personal. They don’t know if when he pulls off all his medicines he’ll survivor, or after they take him off life help if he’ll survive,” she mentioned.
“They mentioned his vitals are secure and he’s younger and he’s sturdy, so I’m holding on to that.”
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Abbotsford police say the 24-year-old driver introduced himself to investigators on Friday along with his lawyer.
“He recognized himself as the motive force concerned and supplied a short assertion,” Abbotsford police Const. Paul Walker mentioned.
“We’re assured it’s actually who we’re right here to cope with.”
Walker mentioned the investigation stays open, nevertheless, as police converse with witnesses, safe a mechanical inspection of the automobile, and work to find out if anybody else was within the automobile.
Police are additionally monitoring Lylyk’s situation, which may have an effect on what sort of costs they advocate to the Crown, he mentioned.
He described the motive force as somebody with no prior police document, however who “made a poor alternative that night time.”
Michele thanked the media and public for stress she believes led the motive force to show himself in, and mentioned she is grateful he did, regardless of the implications.
“I used to be glad, very glad that they turned themselves in as a result of that’s obtained to be actually scary and overwhelming,” she mentioned. “I thank them for that.
“We’ve simply set to work by means of this. We’ve obtained to hope for the very best and pray for the very best for everyone.”
