Update:
Traffic Division investigators have now identified the victim in the collision as 81-year-old Corazon MANGUERRA. She was transported to hospital in unstable condition; however, her condition deteriorated, and she has since succumbed to her injuries.
Investigators continue to request Public Assistance for information, including dash camera video footage of the suspect vehicle, described as a dark-colored Dodge Caravan. Investigators are also interested in obtaining information regarding the manner of driving of the suspect vehicle before the collision.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Traffic Division investigators at 204-986-7085 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 (TIPS).
As previously released:
On October 16, 2022, at approximately 4:30 a.m., the Winnipeg Police Service responded to multiple reports of a collision involving two vehicles at the intersection of Sargent Avenue and Empress Street.
Officers from the West District arrived and attended to one of the vehicles occupied by a 45-yr-old male and an 81-year-old female. The female victim required extraction from the heavily damaged vehicle. All occupants of the other vehicle, described as a late model dark-colored Dodge Caravan fled on foot after the collision.
The female victim suffered serious bodily injuries and was transported to hospital in unstable condition, where she remains in guarded condition. The male victim was also transported to hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Members of the Traffic Division have assumed the investigation and learned the suspect vehicle was observed traveling at a high rate of speed before the collision.
Anyone with information, including dash camera video footage of the suspect vehicle and the manner of driving prior to the collision, are asked to contact Traffic Division investigators at 204-986-7085 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 (TIPS).