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The parents of a teenaged boy who died after being hit by a vehicle at a Fort St. John, B.C., intersection are pleading for the driver to contact police. Fourteen-year-old Teddy Luo was riding his bike when he was struck.

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David Bell <[email protected]> Dead teen boy's parents plead for hit-and-run driver to call police | Canadian Press May 13, 2010 3:37:13 PM PDT (CA) David Bell <[email protected]>

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Dead teen boy's parents plead for hit-and-run driver to call police By David Bell THE CANADIAN PRESS FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The parents of a teenaged boy who died after being hit by a vehicle at a Fort St. John, B.C., intersection are pleading for the driver to contact police. Fourteen-year-old Teddy Luo was riding his bike when he was struck. He died in hospital. RCMP Const. Jackelynn Passarell said the family is devastated at the loss of their only child. They also have a message for parents. “They have asked every mother and father to love their children, to make sure that they are safe when they ride their bikes.” Passarell told a news conference that while some of Luo's friends witnessed the incident and have provided information, police believe someone else may have additional details. “We need to speak with that driver,” she said, adding police understand the incident may have been traumatic. “To the driver, whatever reason you left the scene, please, on behalf of the parents and the boy who lost his life (Tuesday), please contact the RCMP.” From witness descriptions, “we don't believe it is a car or a pickup truck but we cannot say for certain what it is,” Passarell said of what's believed to be a red, mid-sized vehicle. Luo was uncharacteristically not wearing a helmet at the time but based on the injuries, RCMP do not believe that would have saved his life. Passarell said drivers in such cases typically come forward. “Mistakes happen, but come and let's resolve this,” she said. Kirah Sharp, 14, said she'd been best friends with Luo since the family moved to Fort St. John from Edmonton in 2006. She said Luo's passing “really has not set in yet.” “He was really good at the drums, he loved playing them and was in the school band,” Sharp said. “He was a very funny kid. If you were having a bad day he could just make you laugh without even trying.”

She also appealed for the driver to do the right thing. “Please just turn yourself in because it really isn't fair to Teddy to just leave him like this, to not know who did it. It doesn't mean you are a bad person, we just need to know for closure.” (Alaska Highway News) Mediaviewer Wire Source: NS 13:58ET 13-05-10

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