The driver of a utility vehicle, hit and run following the fatal accident in which he was involved Tuesday morning in Houpertange, a village in the Looz entity in Limburg, surrendered to the police, the magistrate announced on Tuesday. release Katrien Truyen from the Limburg public prosecutor’s office. Local police in the Looz area arrested and questioned the driver.
The vehicle hit a 45-year-old jogger on the Bilterweg in Houpertange around 11:00 a.m. Tuesday and then continued on its way. The van was coming from opposite and hit the mother as she was on the left side of the road towards Zepperen.
The impact, which claimed the life of the pedestrian, occurred less than 150 meters from her home. The driver, a 24-year-old man, committed a hit-and-run but then surrendered to the Looz police.
The victim is the mother of two girls aged 12 and 14. A traffic expert and a medical examiner have also been appointed by the prosecution to investigate the exact circumstances of the accident.
