Driver runs away after crashing stolen truck into downtown Calgary Co-op
Posted Aug 18, 2022 3:46 pm.
Last Updated Aug 19, 2022 3:07 pm.
Calgary police have a description of the driver of a large truck that crashed into a downtown Co-op grocery store on Thursday, injuring three people.
Officers say they were called to the Midtown Co-op at 11 Street SW and 11 Avenue SW just after 2:30 p.m.
Police say the driver stole the truck, crashed into the back of the building, and ran away. The front half of the truck was inside the grocery store, and the back half jutted onto the sidewalk.
Three men that were inside the store at the time of the crash were taken to hospital with minor injuries. Two were Co-op employees and one was a visitor.
Calgary Police Service Con. Chris Martin says officers on horseback were a block away when the call came in and started looking for the driver right away.
Our Mounted Patrol Unit was a block away from this crash for the graduation of our newest recruits; when word came in that the driver had fled the scene, they were quick to respond and start the search for our suspect. pic.twitter.com/afqnmYwl7Q
— Sergeant Chris Martin (@CPSSgtMartin) August 18, 2022
Carol Henke with Calgary Fire says the building was significantly damaged.
“We expect an engineer to come as well to assess the level of structural damage and how to best move the cube truck out without causing more damage,” Henke said.
The truck was pulled out of the building Thursday evening.
Crews have begun removing the truck from Calgary’s Midtown Co-op, which smashed into the building earlier this afternoon. #yyc @citynewscalgary pic.twitter.com/LR5nBpCIzT
— Jillian Code (@JillianCode) August 19, 2022
Police say the suspect is as a man in his 30s with black, medium-length hair, and a medium build. At the time of the incident he was seen wearing black jeans, running shoes, no shirt, and carrying a red backpack.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 403-266-1234. You can also leave a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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With files from Jillian Code
