White Rock RCMP are asking for the public鈥檚 help in identifying a man involved in a brazen daylight attack on two seniors walking across the road last month.
Police say the "awful 鈥� more than road rage" incident occurred at approximately 4:15 p.m. on April 11, in a marked crosswalk at North Bluff Road and Johnston Road.
The seniors, aged 77 and 78 years old, were crossing northbound and had the right-of-way when a motorist in a grey-coloured SUV northbound on Johnston narrowly missed hitting them as he turned to head east on North Bluff, Const. Chantal Sears said Friday (May 2).
"I guess he came within a couple inches of hitting them, so the female put her hand on the hood of his car and told him something," Sears said.
The couple then continued walking but were attacked shortly after, Sears continued.
The driver "pulled over, got out of his vehicle, knocked her to the ground and then took a swing at the older gentleman and knocked him to the ground, and he ended up with a serious head injury," Sears said.
The driver involved 鈥� described as a 45- to 50-year-old Caucasian, approximately 5'10" tall, with a heavy build and wearing a light-coloured shirt and grey pants 鈥� fled in his vehicle before police arrived.
Anyone who witnessed the assault or able to identify the man involved is asked to contact Const. Laura Smith at 778-545-4800.
Sears said police would also like to speak with a construction worker who helped the male senior at the scene, but left when firefighters arrived.
