Hit and run on Highway 401 leaves construction worker with ‘life-altering’ injuries: OPP

Ontario Provincial Police are looking for the driver of a black Corvette in connection with a hit and run on Highway 401 that left a construction worker with “life-altering” injuries.

Officers were called to the eastbound collector lanes of the highway at Victoria Park Avenue around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, according OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt.

The driver initially went through a closure at Leslie Street and continued on in the blocked off lanes before striking the construction worker, a 24-year-old man from Markham.

The victim remains in hospital, Schmidt said.

Meanwhile, the driver left the scene. Schmidt said the Corvette may have visible damage, since vehicle debris was found in the area. Police are working to identify the specific year and model of the car, Schmidt said.

Witnesses told police they saw the Corvette speeding on Warden Avenue a short time after the collision.

Investigators are asking anyone with information or dashcam video to come forward, Schmidt said.

The eastbound collector lanes of Highway 401 were closed from Highway 404 to Victoria Park Avenue for the investigation.