A 47-year-old Richmond man is facing a string of charges in connection with an alleged hit and run accident early Wednesday morning that forced the evacuation of a No. 3 Road townhouse complex due to a natural gas leak.
Police were called to the Abercrombie Place complex just north of Blundell Road shortly after midnight on May 7 after witnesses reported a vehicle hitting another car, then driving into some townhouses.
In the process, several gas meters were struck and began leaking as damage to the property suggested the vehicle ended up in the yard of one residence.
RCMP said the driver fled the scene, but was located shortly after the incident.
Caution tape still surrounded the home Thursday morning, while damage to the front yard's shrubbery and section of metal fence was still apparent.
There were also a broken wooden fence and faint skid marks on the sidewalk outside the home next door where a Fortis BC crew
was using equipment to check that property's bank of gas meters.
The charges include failing to remain at the scene of an accident, driving with undue care and attention, and failure to remain at the scene where there is property damage under the Motor Vehicle Act.
