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By Kate Bouey / Vernon Matters

Hit and Run

VIDEO: RCMP launch fresh appeal, release shocking video of Vernon cyclist assault

Jul 13, 2020 | 12:50 PM

VERNON, B.C. — Vernon RCMP have issued a new appeal to the public for information about a hit and run and assault of a cyclist on March 24.

Police say they have obtained surveillance video of the incident in which a 47-year-old cyclist was struck by a white Jeep Cherokee and then assaulted on the 2000 block of 43 Street.

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Police say the victim had a verbal altercation with the three occupants of the vehicle before the attack began.

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“As the cyclist began to ride away, the driver of the Cherokee ran into him knocking him off his bike and to the ground,” says Const. Kelly Brett, RCMP spokesperson. “Two men exited the Cherokee and assaulted the cyclist.”

Finn says investigators have located and seized the white Jeep Cherokee involved “but we are still looking to identify the male driver and the two male passengers.”

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Sgt. David Evans at the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP non-emergency line of 250-545-7171.