The New Brunswick RCMP is investigating an alleged hit-and-run after a dog died in Sackville on Friday evening. Officers responded to a reported collision between a vehicle and a dog near the Folkins Drive and Stephens Drive intersection around 6 p.m., according to an RCMP news release. Police say a woman who was walking her dog tried to cross the street when an eastbound, red-coloured sedan on Folkins Drive struck the animal. The woman was uninjured, but the dog died. “The driver fled the scene in the same direction, towards Route 2,” the release reads. “Police have followed up on several leads to try to identify the vehicle involved and are asking for the public’s help to further the investigation.” Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call police at 506-364-5023. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
